The Soil Under Your Feet (1948)
In 1905 Hungary, a young village woman has just undergone a marriage to the spoiled son of a man to whom her father is indebted, in order that the debt be cancelled, only to be spirited away by her true love, a young peasant, by whom she soon becomes pregnant. Together they attempt to find a way to buy up her father's debt and also pay for a divorce from her husband, against various odds.
Director:
Frigyes Bán
Writer:
Sándor Dallos
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Ádám Szirtes as Joseph "Joska" Goz |
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Ági Mészáros as Marika Juhos |
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Tibor Molnár as Jani Tarcali |
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Árpád Lehotay as Zsíros Tóth Mihály |
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Mariska Vízváry as Zsíros néni |
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István Egri as Zsíros Tóth Ferke |
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László Bánhidy as András Szilasi |
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Viola Orbán as Mother Goz |
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Beno Tamas as Father Juhos |
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János Görbe as |
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Ferike Vidor as Juhos néni |
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Zoltán Makláry as Imre Hegyi |
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Teri Horváth as |
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Sándor Pécsi as |
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Imre Soós as |
| Writing | Sándor Dallos | Screenplay |
| Directing | Frigyes Bán | Director |
| Sound | Sándor Veress | Music |
| Production | Jenõ Katona | Producer |
| Writing | Pál Szabó | Novel |
| Art | Ferenc Hont | Art Direction |
| Directing | Mara Luttor | Script Supervisor |
| Art | József Pán | Production Design |
| Editing | Mária Klár | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Árpád Makay | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Félix Máriássy | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lili Surányi | Costume Design |
| Sound | Gyula Rónay | Sound |