The Soil Under Your Feet (1948)

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In 1905 Hungary, a young village woman has just undergone a marriage to the spoiled son of a man to whom her father is indebted, in order that the debt be cancelled, only to be spirited away by her true love, a young peasant, by whom she soon becomes pregnant. Together they attempt to find a way to buy up her father's debt and also pay for a divorce from her husband, against various odds.

• Release Date: 1948-12-23
• Runtime: 1h 37min
• Production Company: Magyar Filmgyártó Nemzeti Vállalat
• Production Country: Hungary
• Director: Frigyes Bán
• Writer: Sándor Dallos