Palimpsest

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1919

Production year

1919

Premiere

10 October 1919

Director

Joe Jenčík

Category

film

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Original title

Palimpsest

Czech title

Palimpsest

English title

Palimpsest

Synopsis

Information about the contents has not survived.

Note

The film was made mostly on location, financed by Karel Kahlenbacher, the owner of a laundry shop and had its première in the Koruna cinema on the 10th of October 1919. On the instigation of Karel Lamač, the film was completed in Vienna and Berlin and was again shown under the title The Missing Letters (Thy Mystery of the Old Book). The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Anny Ondráková

prodavačka květin

Crew and creators

Director

Joe Jenčík

Production info

Original Title

Palimpsest

Czech Title

Palimpsest

English Title

Palimpsest

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1919

Production Year

1919

Premiere

premiere 10 October 1919

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

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