The Stepmother
Category
filmGenre
legendTypology
featuretheatrical distributionFilm state
lost filmOriginal title
MacochaCzech title
MacochaEnglish title
The StepmotherSynopsis
The legend of how the famous Moravian abyss got its name.
Note
According to contemporary witnesses this was one of the best films made by Pragafilm. The well known speleologist and paleoanthropologist, professor Dr. Karel Absolon (1897–1960) acted as a consultant for several shots. Some of the trick shots were filmed on the roof of the palace of the Czech Bank in Prague (e.g. the witch flying on her broomstick, transformations and disappereances). The film materials are believed lost.
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Production info
Original Title
Macocha
Czech Title
Macocha
English Title
The Stepmother
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Film state
lost film
Genre
legend
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1919
Production Year
1919
Premiere
premiere 21 March 1919 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Světozor /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
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Distribution
Technical info
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
