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.
Directing | Béla Gaál | Director |
Production | Lajos Hirsch | Producer |
Writing | Mór Jókai | Novel |
Writing | Sándor Hunyady | Writer |
Writing | Béla Gaál | Writer |
Camera | Heinrich Balasch | Director of Photography |
Production | Imre Tsuk | Producer |
Sound | György Ránki | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Tibor Polgár | Original Music Composer |
Editing | György Feld | Editor |
Art | Márton Vincze | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Klára B. Kokas | Costume Design |
Camera | István Eiben | Director of Photography |