People of the Mountains

Overview

A simple, religious Hungarian woodcutter lives with his wife and boy child with a small community of squatters among the peaceful mountains of Transylvania until a lumber company claims their land and forces them all to become company workers or else leave the land. This 1942 Hungarian film takes a detailed and unflinching look at the hardships of mountain living, and the realistic approach proved influential to the Neorealist movement in Italian cinema. Hungarian master director Istvan Szots won the Biennale Cup at the Venice Film Festival for his auspicious debut, but the film was banned by the Nazis as "too Catholic" and not publicly exhibited until after World War II.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 28, 1942

Original language

Hungarian

Spoken languages

Hungarian

Countries

Hungary

Production

Hunnia Filmstúdió

Cast

János Makláry,János Görbe,Alice Szellay,Lenke Egyed,Oszkár Borovszky,Endre Turáni C.,Irma Cserey,Sándor Hidassy,Péterke Ferency,Jenö Danisand 9 more

Director

István Szőts

Writer

István Szőts

Producer

Oszkár Madarász

Cinematography

Ferenc Fekete

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0034701