The Land Is Ours
Directed byFrigyes Bán
Written byPál Szabó (novel)
Frigyes Bán
Produced byJenõ Katona
StarringÁdám Szirtes
Ági Mészáros
Ilona Egri
CinematographyGyörgy Illés
Edited byZoltán Kerényi
Music byFerenc Farkas
Production
company
Distributed byMokép
Release date
30 March 1951
Running time
110 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

The Land Is Ours (Hungarian: Felszabadult föld) is a 1951 Hungarian drama film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring Ádám Szirtes, Ági Mészáros and Ilona Egri.[1] [2] [3] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán. It was a sequel to the 1948 film Treasured Earth.

Synopsis

In 1944 following the German Occupation Jóska is imprisoned in Szeged where he becomes a communist. Following the arrival of the Soviets he is freed he returns to his village and with his wife Marika plans to improve life for the farmers in defiance of the old ruling class of the area.

Cast

References

  1. Cunningham p.73
  2. Balski p.19
  3. Homoródy p.173

Bibliography

  • Balski, Grzegorz . Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
  • Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
  • Homoródy, József. Magyar film, 1948-1963. Filmtudományi Intézet, 1964.
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