The Ballad of Juraj Čup

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1947

Production year

1947

Category

povídka

Genre

detective, short-story

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Original title

Balada o Juraji Čupovi

Czech title

Balada o Juraji Čupovi

English title

The Ballad of Juraj Čup

Synopsis

Gendarme Sergeant Havelka is telling the story of Juraj Čup, a man from a remote Slovak village who on God's command kills his own sister and, in the freezing cold, goes to surrender himself.

Crew and creators

Based on

Karel Čapek (Balada o Juraji Čupovi – povídka ze sbírky Povídky z druhé kapsy)

Production info

Original Title

Balada o Juraji Čupovi

Czech Title

Balada o Juraji Čupovi

English Title

The Ballad of Juraj Čup

Category

povídka

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

detective, short-story

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1947

Production Year

1947

Technical info

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, Slovak

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech