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Prisoners of Land

Aug 17, 1917 · 34m
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Family
Drama
War

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The daughter of the farmer András Balogh, Juli, is confused by the sight of a circus, she leaves her native village secretly and enters into an engagement with the dance master at a night club in the capital. Her seducer tortures her with dancing drills even during the night, what is more, he beats her. She escapes from her tormentor one night and enters into engagement in Russia. Juli becomes Juliette, and soon we can see her again on the Tashkent property of a prince, where she lives in luxury. In the meantime, war breaks out. Prisoners are brought into the castle. Juli discovers her own father among them, but he does not forgive her for bringing shame on him. One day, as the exchanged prisoners set off for their homeland in the morning fog, Juliette dresses up in the old clothes of Juli, braids her hair and leaves everything, riches and love behind, to return to the land, which her soul became a prisoner of in the very moment she was born .

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CAST

Gyula Fehér
Balogh András
Lucie Labass
Juli / Juliette (as Lábass Juci)
Béla Náday
Orosz herceg
József Sziklay
Táncmester
Fanni Apponyi
György Apponyi
Gyözö Kabók
László Károlyi
Directed by László Békeffi

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
HU
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Pallas Filmgyár
Country
HU

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