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People of the Mountains

István Szőts's 1942 Hungarian film follows a simple, religious woodcutter, his wife, and their boy as they live among a small community of squatters in the peaceful mountains of Transylvania. Their lives are disrupted when a lumber company claims the land, forcing the residents to become company workers or leave. The film's detailed, unflinching look at mountain hardships influenced Italian Neorealism. Szőts won the Biennale Cup at the Venice Film Festival for this debut, but the Nazis banned it as 'too Catholic,' and it was not publicly shown until after World War II.

Original title
Emberek a havason
Genre
Drama
Director
István Szőts
Cast
János Görbe, Alice Szellay, Péterke Ferency, József Bihari, Lajos Gárday, Oszkár Borovszky, Lenke Egyed, Imre Toronyi, György Kürthy, Elemér Baló, János Pásztor, Jenö Danis, Lajos Alszeghy, János Makláry, Endre C. Turáni, László Misoga, Nándor Bihary, Sándor Hidassy, Irma Cserey
Country
Hungary
Studios
Hunnia Filmstúdió
Language
hu
Year
1942
Duration
88
Release date
1942-02-28
TMDB
7.600 · 13 votes
Status
Released

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