Hero for a Night [German version]

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1935

Production year

1935

Runtime

79 min

Director

Martin Frič, Henry Oebels-Oebstrom (německá dialogová režie)

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Hrdina jedné noci [německá verze]

Czech title

Hrdina jedné noci [německá verze]

English title

Hero for a Night [German version]

Parallel title

Held einer Nacht

Synopsis

Country tailor Florian Svíčička neglects his work for his predilection for Medieval history. During preparations for an amateur performance at Zdislavice Castle he replaces the bailiff and he plays the role of the knight. He spoils the performance, however, and is turned out in disgrace. On the way home he becomes witness to a horrible scene in the woods: two knights are beheading a young girl. It comes out later that this was a film shoot, and the young girl, Hana, the double for the famous diva Elvira, spends the night in the castle with Florian because the filmcrew has mistakenly left her behind. The master's wife loses patience with Florian's excesses and he is dismissed from his work as a tailor. He sets off to Prague after the girl with whom he was that night at the castle. But he does not know her name and mistakenly he comes to Elvira's villa. The diva is not home. Florian comes across a love letter in the villa and he imagines that it is addressed to him. But when Elvira returns, Florian is mercilessly thrown out. Florian returns to his little town and takes refuge at the castle, where he finds a treasure. He donates half of the money to the town hall for improvements to the town and in this way he wins back the lost respect of his fellow-citizens.

Cast

Vlasta Burian

krejčí Florian Kerzl

Betty Bird

herečka Elvira Thompson/statistka Hanni

Theo Lingen

učitel Gottfried Schneemilch, člen obecní rady

Elsbeth Warnholtz

žena učitele Schneemilcha

Eric Ode

nezaměstnaný reklamní kreslič Jantschi

Else Lord

krejčovská mistrová Platscheková

Max Liebl

starosta

Erich Dörner

exekutor Emil Süsskind, člen obecní rady

Leo Siedler

filmový režisér

Fritz Klippel

filmový herec Fredy

František Černý

člen obecní rady

Karel Němec

člen obecní rady

Robert Ford

člen obecní rady

Václav Piskáček

člen obecní rady

Josef Oliak

člen obecní rady

Josef Novák

člen obecní rady

Václav Menger

člen obecní rady

Emanuel Hříbal

člen obecní rady

Jan Černý

člen obecní rady

Willy Bauer

člen obecní rady

Jiří Fiala

dirigent

Rudolf Kadner

lékárník

Antonín Volný

strážník

Saša Razov

redaktor

Václav Vích

kameraman

Emanuel Brožík

návštěvník ochotnického divadla

František Hlavatý

návštěvník ochotnického divadla

Zdena Kavková

návštěvnice ochotnického divadla

Marie Oliaková

návštěvnice ochotnického divadla

Jaroslav Tryzna

zbrojnoš ochotnického divadla

Hubert von Meyerinck

Karl Tretsch

Rosa Linder

Anna Fischer

Wilhelm Tauchen

Herry Kotulan

Herta Rayn

Frieda Bringolf Volker

Wilhelm Fleischgans

Charlotte Küter

Rudolf Fichner

Bruno Klein

Crew and creators

Director

Martin Frič, Henry Oebels-Oebstrom (německá dialogová režie)

Assistant Director

Gina Hašler

Screenstory

Jaroslav Kvapil

Director of Photography

Jan Stallich

Production Designer

Štěpán Kopecký (exteriéry), Bohumil Heš (interiéry)

Set Designer

Arnold Reimann

Film Editor

Martin Frič

Sound Designer

Bedřich Poledník

Titles Designed by

Antonín Frič

Production Manager

Victor Eisenbach, Josef Stein

Cooperation

Willy Ströminger (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Eman Fiala

Songs

Německé písně

Song Composer Eman Fiala
Writer of Lyrics Hans Regina von Nack
Singer Vlasta Burian

Production info

Original Title

Hrdina jedné noci [německá verze]

Czech Title

Hrdina jedné noci [německá verze]

English Title

Hero for a Night [German version]

Parallel Title

Held einer Nacht

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1935

Production Year

1935

Production specifications

start of filming 23 February 1935 (ateliéry)
end of filming 2 April 1935 (ateliéry)
date of censorship 05/1935
withdrawal from distribution 05/1940

Premiere

premiere 05/1935 /suitable for youths/

Production

Meissner

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Meissner

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

79 min

Original length in metres

2 237 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Tobis – Klang

Versions

German

Dialogue languages

German

Subtitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech, German