The New Landlord
1935-12-21 | 103 minutes
Plot Summary
Az Uj Foldesur (The New Squire) was based on a novel by popular Hungarian author Maurice Jokal, whose many works had previously been largely ignored. After the wars of 1848, a retired Austrian army officer "returns to the soil" as a gentleman farmer in Hungary in the 1850s. The old campaigner is the father of two daughters: One of the girls comes to a sad end thanks to the malfeasances of a handsome spy, but the other has a happier fate when she falls in love with a Hungarian POW. The underlying theme is brotherhood, as the formerly warring Austrians and Hungarians at last find a common ground. Az Uj Foldesur was nearly twice as expensive as the average Hungarian film -- but at $40,000, its budget was a drop in the bucket compared to a typical Hollywood production.
Cast
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Artúr SomlayAnkerschmidt, lovag (as Somlay Arthur)
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Mária EgryElíz, Anckersmih lánya
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Gyula CsortosGaramvölgyi Ádám
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Pál JávorGaramvölgyi Aladár
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Kálmán RózsahegyiKampós
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Mária LázárCorinna
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Tivadar UrayStraff Péter
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Gerő MályDr.Grisák, ügyvéd
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Gerő MályDr. Grisák, ügyvéd
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Zoltán MakláryMaxenpfutsch
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Tivadar BilicsiGeorg