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Song of the Cornfields
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Wikipedia article
'Song of the Cornfields' (Hungarian: 'nek a bzamezkrl') is a 1947 Hungarian drama film directed by Istvn Szts and starring Alice Szellay, Jnos Grbe and Jzsef Bihari. A Hungarian soldier returning from fighting in the Second World War marries the woman he believes to be the widow of a former comrade who he thinks died in the Prisoner of War camp in which they were held.
'Song of the Cornfields' was one of only three Hungarian films to be made in 1947, as the film industry struggled to recover from the destruction of the final war years.Cunningham p.62 The film was based on a novel by Ferenc Mra. It was the second film directed by Szts, following up his well-received 1942 debut 'People of the Mountains' which featured several of the same cast members. The film was banned in Hungary because of its depiction of the controversial issue of Hungarian prisoners held by the Soviets. The Hungarian Communist leader Mtys Rkosi walked out of a screening in protest, and the film was not shown again in Hungary until 1979.Cunningham p.62 Szts' next scheduled film 'Treasured Earth' was taken away from him and given to Frigyes Bn to direct.
Cast
* Alice Szellay as Etel
* Jnos Grbe as Ferenc
* Jzsef Bihari as Mtys
* Marcsa Simon
* Lszl Bnhidi
* Lajos Grday
* Jen Danis
* Lszl Jo
* Erzsi Kmves
* Viola Orbn
* Kroly Rcz
* Eszter Sndor
* Gyngyi Vradi
References
Bibliography
* Cunningham, John. 'Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex'. Wallflower Press, 2004.
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