The New Landlord
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.
Featured Crew
| Béla Gaál | Director |
| Mór Jókai | Novel |
| István Eiben | Director of Photography |
| Lajos Hirsch | Producer |
| Tibor Polgár | Original Music Composer |
| György Ránki | Original Music Composer |
| György Feld | Editor |
| Sándor Hunyady | Writer |
| Béla Gaál | Writer |
| Klára B. Kokas | Costume Design |
