''Treasured Earth'' ( Hungarian: ''Talpalatnyi föld'') is a 1948 Hungarian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Frigyes Bán and starring

Ági Mészáros Ági Mészáros (born Ágnes Éberli; 24 May 1914 – 8 March 1989) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1940 and 1977. Her daughter Ági Voith is also an actress. Selected filmography * '' Treasured Earth'' (19 ...

, Ádám Szirtes and

Tibor Molnár Tibor Molnár (26 July 1921 – 24 November 1982) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1948 and 1982. Selected filmography * ''Tüz'' (1948) * '' Treasured Earth'' (1948) - Tarcali Jani * ''Szabóné'' (1 ...

. It is based on a novel by Pál Szabó. It is also known by the

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''The Soil Under Your Feet''.

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 ...

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

- Marika Juhos * Ádám Szirtes - Jóska Góz *

- Jani Tarcali *

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 '' g ...

- 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'' (1948) * '' Iron Flower'' (1958) * '' The Smugglers'' (1958) * '' Yesterday'' (1959) * ''I'll Go to the Min ...

- András Szilasi

References

Bibliography

* Buranbaeva, Oksana & Mladineo, Vanja. ''Culture and Customs of Hungary''. ABC-CLIO, 2011. * Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004.

External links

* 1948 films Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Frigyes Bán Films based on Hungarian novels 1948 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films {{Hungary-film-stub