People of the Mountains (Emberek a havason) 82 years old

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.

Credits

People of the Mountains Cast

Name Character
József Bihari He was 41, 80 years old when he died as Üdö Márton
Görbe János He was 29, 55 years old when he died as Erdei Csutak Gergely
Péterke Ferency as Kicsi Gergö
Alice Szellay She was 24, 72 years old when she died as Anna az asszony

People of the Mountains Crew

Name Department
Ferenc Farkas as Music. He was 36 (94) years old when He died Sound
Zoltán Kerényi as Editor. He was 32 (61) years old when He died Editing
People of the Mountains poster
People of the Mountains (82 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, February 28, 1942
  • Runtime: 88 minutes