The Maharajah’s Wedding Present

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1935

Production year

1935

Runtime

6 min

Category

film

Genre

promotional

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Film state

lost film

Original title

Svatební dar Maharadžův

Czech title

Svatební dar Maharadžův

English title

The Maharajah’s Wedding Present

Summary

A commercial promoting the Petrof company, producer of pianos based in the Czech city of Hradec Králové.

Synopsis

A maharajah throws a festival with trained animals and music performed on a Petrof piano. Various animals bring presents to the princess, while the best one is a Petrof piano. The end of the commercial recommends the Czech Rendl company – the exclusive sales representative of these pianos for Prague.

Note

The film materials are believed lost.

Crew and creators

Screenplay

Karel Müller

Art Director

Josef Klika

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Verberger, K. Slavík

Production info

Original Title

Svatební dar Maharadžův

Czech Title

Svatební dar Maharadžův

English Title

The Maharajah’s Wedding Present

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

promotional

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1935

Production Year

1935

Production specifications

date of censorship 4 March 1935 (verze 170 metrů)
date of censorship 11 November 1935 (verze 130 metrů)

Premiere

premiere 03/1935 /suitable for youths/ (verze 170 metrů)
premiere 11/1935 /suitable for youths/ (verze 130 metrů)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Forumfilm Praha (verze 170 metrů), Atelier J. Loskot Hradec Králové (verze 130 metrů), Petrof Hradec Králové (verze 130 metrů)

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

6 min

Original length in metres

170 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

cartoon

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech