People of the Mountains (1942)
1h 28m
Running Time
February 28, 1942Release Date
People of the Mountains (1942)
1h 28m
Running Time
February 28, 1942Release Date
Plot.
A simple, religious Hungarian woodcutter lives with his wife and boy child with a small community of squatters among the peaceful mountains of Transylvania until a lumber company claims their land and forces them all to become company workers or else leave the land. This 1942 Hungarian film takes a detailed and unflinching look at the hardships of mountain living, and the realistic approach proved influential to the Neorealist movement in Italian cinema. Hungarian master director Istvan Szots won the Biennale Cup at the Venice Film Festival for his auspicious debut, but the film was banned by the Nazis as "too Catholic" and not publicly exhibited until after World War II.
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Cast & Crew.
Alice Szellay
Anna az asszony
János Görbe
Erdei Csutak Gergely
Péterke Ferency
Kicsi Gergö
József Bihari
Üdö Márton
Lajos Gárday
Ádám Ülkei
Oszkár Borovszky
manager
István Szőts
Director
Lenke Egyed
maid
József Nyirö
Writer
Imre Toronyi
György Bende, doctor
Oszkár Madarász
Producer
György Kürthy
György Bende
Ferenc Farkas
Composer
Elemér Baló
woodcutter
Ferenc Fekete
Cinematographer
János Pásztor
woodcutter
Details.
Release DateFebruary 28, 1942
Original NameEmberek a havason
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Genres
Wiki.
People of the Mountains (Hungarian: Emberek a havason) is a 1942 Hungarian drama film directed by István Szőts and starring Alice Szellay, János Görbe, Péterke Ferency. The film is set in the Székely woodcutting community of Transylvania. The film's plot was based on a series of short stories by József Nyírő. The film was exhibited at the 1942 Venice Film Festival, where it was widely praised. The film's style has been suggested as an influence on the emerging Italian neorealism. It was not granted an exhibition certificate in Nazi Germany because Joseph Goebbels considered it "too Catholic". The film was chosen to be part of the New Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 2000.
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