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.[1] It was followed by a sequel The Land Is Ours in 1951. The film was chosen to be part of the Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 1968.[2]

Treasured Earth
Talpalatnyi föld
Directed byFrigyes Bán
Screenplay byPál Szabó
Sándor Dallos
Based onTalpalatnyi föld
by Pál Szabó
Produced byJenő Katona
StarringÁgi Mészáros
Ádám Szirtes
Tibor Molnár
László Bánhidi
CinematographyÁrpád Makay
Edited byFélix Máriássy
Music bySándor Veress
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Release date
  • 23 December 1948 (1948-12-23)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

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References

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  1. ^ Cunningham p.62
  2. ^ Ujhelyi, Szilárd (1968). Karcsai Kulcsár, István (ed.). A BUDAPESTI 12. Filmbarátok Kiskönyvtára. Budapest: Magyar Filmtudományi Intézet és Filmarchívum.

Bibliography

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