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Treasured Earth
''Treasured Earth'' ( Hungarian: ''Talpalatnyi föld'') is a 1948 Hungarian drama film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring Ági Mészáros, Ádám Szirtes and Tibor Molnár. It is based on a novel by Pál Szabó. It is also known by the alternative title ''The Soil Under Your Feet''. István Szőts was originalled intended to be the director, but the film was taken away from him after his '' Song of the Cornfields'' was criticised by the country's Communist leadership.Cunningham p.62 The film was chosen to be part of the Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 1968. Cast * Ági Mészáros - Marika Juhos * Ádám Szirtes - Jóska Góz * Tibor Molnár - Jani Tarcali * Árpád Lehotay - Mihály Zsíros Tóth * Mariska Vízváry - aunt Zsíros * István Egri - Ferke Zsíros Tóth * László Bánhidi László Bánhidi (1906–1984) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''Song of the Cornfields'' (1947) * ''Treasured Earth'' (194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frigyes Bán
Frigyes Bán (19 June 1902 – 30 September 1969) was a Hungary, Hungarian film director. His wife was the actresÉva Vass (1933-2019) Selected filmography * ''One Night in Transylvania'' (1941) * ''Háry János (1941 film), Háry János'' (1941) * ''Treasured Earth'' (1948) * ''St. Peter's Umbrella (1958 film), St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1958) * ''I'll Go to the Minister'' (1962) Bibliography * Buranbaeva, Oksana & Mladineo, Vanja. ''Culture and Customs of Hungary''. ABC-CLIO, 2011. External links * 1902 births 1969 deaths Male screenwriters Hungarian male writers Hungarian film directors 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters Film directors from Košice {{Hungary-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Szőts
István Szőts (June 30, 1912 – November 6, 1998) was a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. He was born in Szentgyörgyválya (now Valea Sângeorgiului, Călan, Romania), and later moved with his father to Hungary. Szőts studied fine arts at the painting school of the two masters, Aba-Novák Vilmos and Iványi-Grünwald Béla. In 1939 he worked at Hunnia, where he was assistant to director Lajos Zilahy. Activity He is best known for his 1942 film ''People of the Mountains'' which won first prize at the Venice Biennale. Szőts became an assistant director in 1940, and in 1942 made his first feature film ''People of the Mountains''. Although widely acclaimed by critics, it was disapproved of by Hungary's Miklós Horthy, ruling wartime government and Szőts had trouble securing backing for his future projects.Burns p.15 It wasn't until 1947 that he was able to make his second feature film ''Song of the Cornfields''. Selected filmography * ''People of the Mountains' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Hungarian Novels
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Frigyes Bán
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s Hungarian-language Films
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Hungarian Drama Films
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1948 Films
The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1948 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * May 3 – The Supreme Court of the United States decide in ''United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'' holding that the practice of block booking and ownership of theater chains by film studios constituted anti-competitive and monopolistic trade practices. * Laurence Olivier's ''Hamlet'' becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture. Awards Top ten money making stars Notable films released in 1948 United States unless stated # *''3 Godfathers'', starring John Wayne A *''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *''Act of Violence'', starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh *''Adventures of Don Juan'', starring Errol Flynn *''Albuquerque'', starring Randolph Scott and Barbara Britton *''The Amazing Mr. X'', starring T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Egri
István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to: People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal * Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first king of Hungary * Stephen Rozgonyi (died after 1440), ''ispán'' (Count) of Temes County * Stephen III Báthory (died 1444), Palatine of Hungary * Stephen V Báthory (1430–1493), Hungarian commander, judge royal and Voivode of Transylvania * Stephen VIII Báthory (1477–1534), Voivode of Transylvania * Stephen VII Báthory (1480–1530), Count of Temesvár and Palatine of Hungary * Stephen Báthory (1533–1586), Voivode of Transylvania, Prince of Transylvania, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania * Stephen Báthory (1555–1605), judge royal of the Kingdom of Hungary * Stephen Bocskai (1557–1606), Prince of Transylvania and Hungary * Stephen Bethlen (1582–1648), Prince of Transylvania Politicians * István Balogh (politician) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska Vízváry
Mariska Vízváry (1877–1954) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Kelecsényi p.346 & 352 She was a member of the Hungarian National Theatre. She appeared in around forty films during the sound era, working as a character actress in supporting roles. Her second husband was the actor György Kürthy. Selected filmography * ''Cornflower'' (1934) * ''I Can't Live Without Music'' (1935) * '' Be True Until Death'' (1936) * '' 120 Kilometres an Hour'' (1937) * ''There Are Exceptions'' (1937) * '' A Girl Sets Out'' (1937) * ''My Daughter Is Different'' (1937) * '' Rézi Friday'' (1938) * ''I Defended a Woman'' (1938) * ''Billeting'' (1938) * '' Wild Rose'' (1939) * '' Much Ado About Emmi'' (1940) * '' The Gyurkovics Boys'' (1941) * ''Prince Bob'' (1941) * ''Don't Ask Who I Was'' (1941) * '' Changing the Guard'' (1942) * ''Male Fidelity'' (1942) * '' Annamária'' (1943) * '' The White Train'' (1943) * '' Disillusion'' (1943) * ''Boy or Girl?'' (1944) * ''Treasured Earth'' (1948) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Árpád Lehotay
Árpád (; 845 – 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or ''kende'' of the Hungarians, or their military leader or '' gyula'', although most details of his life are debated by historians, because different sources contain contradictory information. Despite this, many Hungarians refer to him as the "founder of our country", and Árpád's preeminent role in the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin has been emphasized by some later chronicles. The dynasty descending from Árpád ruled the Kingdom of Hungary until 1301. Biography Early life Árpád was the son of Álmos who is mentioned as the first head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes by all Hungarian chronicles. His mother's name and family are unknown. According to historian Gyula Kristó, Árpád was born around 845. His name derived from the Hungarian word for barley, ''árpa''. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest Twelve
The Budapest Twelve is a list of 12 Hungarian films considered the best from the period between 1948 and 1968. The films were chosen in secret ballot of the Hungarian film industry in 1968. Budapest Twelve The International Federation of Film Critics ''(FIPRESCI)'' held its annual conference in Budapest in 1968, the year that marked the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of the Hungarian film industry. On this occasion, the department of film critics of the Alliance of Hungarian Filmmakers choose the best 12 films in a secret ballot. The films were screened at the 4. Hungarian Film Week and one year later aired on the Hungarian Public Television. The full list of films: # Frigyes Bán: ''Treasured Earth'' # Miklós Jancsó: '' The Round-Up'' # Zoltán Fábri: ''Merry-Go-Round'' # András Kovács: ''Cold Days'' # Félix Máriássy: '' Budapest Spring'' # Zoltán Fábri: ''Professor Hannibal'' # Imre Fehér: ''In Soldier's Uniform'' # Károly Makk: ''The House Under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of The Cornfields
''Song of the Cornfields'' (Hungarian: ''Ének a búzamezőkről'') is a 1947 Hungarian drama film, based on a novel by Ferenc Móra, directed by István Szőts and starring Alice Szellay, János Görbe and József Bihari. A Hungarian soldier returning from fighting in the Second World War marries the woman he believes to be the widow of a former comrade who he thinks died in the Prisoner of War camp in which they were held. ''Song of the Cornfields'' was one of only three Hungarian films to be made in 1947, as the film industry struggled to recover from the destruction of the final war years. It was the second film directed by Szőts, following up his well-received 1942 debut ''People of the Mountains'' which featured several of the same cast members. The film was banned in Hungary because of its depiction of the controversial issue of Hungarian prisoners held by the Soviets. The Hungarian Communist leader Mátyás Rákosi walked out of a screening in protest, and the film was no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
