The New Landlord

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 21, 1935

Original language

Hungarian

Spoken languages

Hungarian

Countries

Hungary

Production

Hunnia Filmstúdió,Hirsch and Tsuk

Cast

Lajos Gárday,Mária Egry,Mária Lázár,Zoltán Pethö,Kálmán Rózsahegyi,Böske T. Oláh,György Kürthy,Zoltán Makláry,Gyula Csortos,Tivadar Urayand 10 more

Director

Béla Gaál

Writer

Mór Jókai,Béla Gaál,Sándor Hunyady

Producer

Lajos Hirsch,Imre Tsuk

Cinematography

Heinrich Balasch,István Eiben

Music

Tibor Polgár,György Ránki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0242180