The New Landlord

The New Landlord

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 21, 1935

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Romance, Drama

Original Title

Az új földesúr

Production Companies

Hirsch and Tsuk, Hunnia Filmstúdió

Director

Béla Gaál

Description

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.