Magdalena
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1920Production year
1920Premiere
10 November 1921Runtime
99 minDirector
Vladimír MajerCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
MagdalenaCzech title
MagdalenaEnglish title
MagdalenaSynopsis
Jiří meets Lucie in a house of ill fame and she confides in him about her life. Her father, a drunkard, had sent her to the brothel with the intention that she would be earning the money to keep him. Jiří takes pity on Lucie and brings her home to his aunt. There she is visited by her drunk father. Jiří, wanting to be rid of him, gives him some money but, before long, all of the high society of the town have heard about Lucie's past. Lucie becomes friends with a sick friend of Jiří named Rudolf Žák. Jiří undergoes a dramatic change. He runs as a candidate for Parliament and Lucie is a hindrance to his career. He warns her that society will never accept her or allow her to start a new life. Rudolf dies and after the funeral Lucie meets her drunken father for the last time at the cemetery gates. Disillusioned with life, she contemplates suicide and finally, she returns to the brothel. Her father dies in a ditch by the road.
Note
The original music for this film was composed by Karel Weis.
Photos
Cast
Ferry Majerová
Lucie
Jaroslav Vojta
otec Lucie
Karel Lamač
Jiří
Saša Dobrovolná
Jiřího teta
Theodor Pištěk
Jiřího přítel
Jaroslav Vávra
Jiřího přítel
Rudolf Žák
Jiřího nemocný přítel
František Roland
vydavatel časopisu Volný občan dr. Valášek
Betty Kysilková
paní purkmistrová
Josef Hořánek
nápadník paní purkmistrové
Karel Schleichert
šéf obchodu
Marie Jelínková
zákaznice
Eduard Šimáček
milenec dcery pana berního
Antonín Marek
městský strážník Kavka
Rudolf Myzet
básník
Václav Vydra st.
host v nevěstinci
Václav Vydra ml.
mladík bez peněz v nevěstinci
Vojtěch Záhořík
vrchní
František Kudláček
šafář
Marie Počepická
drbna
Josef Waltner
host v nevěstinci
Adolf Dobrovolný
účastník výletu
Anna Švarcová
účastnice výletu
Marie Schleichertová
účastnice výletu
Ludmila Innemannová
účastnice výletu
Pavla Šolcová
účastnice výletu
Vilém Weiss
hostinský
Ferry Seidl
podomek
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Josef Svatopluk Machar (Magdalena – veršovaný román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Production Designer
Music
Music Composed by
Production info
Original Title
Magdalena
Czech Title
Magdalena
English Title
Magdalena
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1920
Production Year
1920
Production specifications
date of censorship 5 April 1921
Premiere
premiere 10 November 1921 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Světozor, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
99 min
Original length in metres
2 820 meters
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
