The Black Gamekeepers
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1921Production year
1921Premiere
2 September 1921Runtime
72 minDirector
Václav BinovecCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Černí myslivciCzech title
Černí myslivciEnglish title
The Black GamekeepersParallel title
O veliké vášniEnglish parallel title
About the Great PassionSynopsis
Žofka, the only daughter of an innkeeper, falls in love with the prince's young gamekeeper Jiří who used to court Slávka, the daughter of the chief forester. The innkeeper does not wish his daughter to continue the relationship, nevertheless the couple meet in secret. Žofka becomes pregnant and arranges with Jiří that she will secretly give birth in town and leave the child in the care of a wet nurse. They intend to marry when Jiří becomes district forester. The wedding does not take place, however, for the prince forces Jiří to marry Slávka. Žofka then marries the blacksmith although she does not love him; the blacksmith has loved her for a long time and he knows that she has a little boy out of wedlock. The child is brought up by Jiří. One day the boy falls ill and Jiří writes Žofka a letter telling her to come to them. The blacksmith won't let her go but the maternal instinct drives Žofka to her son. She arrives too late, however, the boy has died and Žofka, in her despair drowns herself.
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Cast
Alois Sedláček
hostinský Dymák
Suzanne Marwille
Žofka Dymáková, hostinského dcera
Marta Marwille
Jiří, Žofčin synáček
V. Ch. Vladimírov
knížecí myslivec Jiří Hrdý
Miloslav Hájek
kovář Bijan
Karel Noll
starý hajný
Emilie Boková
kořenářka Marjána
Anna Mašková-Bendlová
prastařenka, matka hostinského
Jaroslava Vacková
Slávinka Černá, dcera vrchního nadlesního Jana Černého
Antonín Marek
dudák
Karel Faltys
továrník
František Krpálek
pantáta
Růžena Pálková
děvečka v hospodě
Jan Zelenka
host na svatbě
Václav Kubásek
knížecí myslivec Jan
Frank Rose-Růžička
knížecí myslivec
František Smolík
knížecí myslivec
Josef Váša (2)
knížecí myslivec
Alois Charvát
knížecí myslivec
Jaroslav Kocian
knížecí myslivec
Janovský
knížecí myslivec
Křivý
knížecí myslivec
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Růžena Svobodová (Černí myslivci – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Černí myslivci
Czech Title
Černí myslivci
English Title
The Black Gamekeepers
Parallel Title
O veliké vášni
English Parallel Title
About the Great Passion
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1921
Production Year
1921
Production specifications
date of censorship 15 July 1921
date of censorship 05/1933 (konec povolení k promítání 1938)
Premiere
premiere 2 September 1921 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Světozor a Slavia, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
72 min
Original length in metres
2 036 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
