Koryatovich

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1922

Production year

1922

Premiere

9 November 1922

Runtime

82 min

Category

film

Genre

legend

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Film state

lost film

Original title

Koryatovič

Czech title

Koryatovič

English title

Koryatovich

Parallel title

Začarovaný klíček karpatský

English parallel title

The Enchanted Carpathian Key

Working title

Podkarpatský prsten

Synopsis

The independent duke Laborec lives in Carpathia. The Gods have bestowed upon him a magical ring, which brings him luck in war and peace and prosperity in his land. The coarse Hungarian, Zoltan, who personifies the violence perpetrated against the Ruthenian people for centuries, declares war against the duke. In the battle he is defeated and imprisoned, but the magnanimous duke spares his life and gives him back his freedom. At the feast staged to celebrate the victory, Zoltan steals the magical ring and with it takes strength and victory from Laborec in the return battle. The ring's magical powers turn against its owner and Zoltan dies in its radiance. Laborec's daughter Světlana is, however, blinded by the Hungarians. Later other princes from the Laborec dynasty rule and the glorious ring becomes a symbol of defiance. The last descendant of the family entrusts the ring to his daughter who loses it. Then follow five hundred years of repression and violence until the year 1380 when Prince Fedor gathers together his countrymen and defeats the Hungarians, marching victoriously into a free country. (According to an article appearing in the press at the time the film was made.)

Note

Financed by the Carpathian Bank in Užhorod and the Discount Bank in Mukačevo. The film cost 700 000 crowns to make. The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Theodor Pištěk

Fedor Koryatovič

Olga Augustová

Dominika, Zoltánova dcera

Otto Zahrádka

maďarský násilník Zoltán

Rudolf Myzet

král Ludvík Veliký

Karel Fiala

vévoda Laborec, Světlanin otec

Arnošt Kulhánek

patriarcha

Nikolaj Pevnyj

bojar Leodar

Hugo Svoboda

moldavský bojar Bohdan

Alfred Baštýř

Zoltánův pobočník

Mykola Sadovskyj

poslední Laborec

Karel Lamač

Fedorův přítel

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Karel Figdor

Director of Photography

Otto Heller

Production Designer

Vilém Rittershain

Art Director

J. M. Gottlieb

Production info

Original Title

Koryatovič

Czech Title

Koryatovič

English Title

Koryatovich

Parallel Title

Začarovaný klíček karpatský

English Parallel Title

The Enchanted Carpathian Key

Working Title

Podkarpatský prsten

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

legend

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1922

Production Year

1922

Production specifications

date of censorship 30 November 1922

Premiere

premiere 9 November 1922 /suitable for youths/ (kino Hvězda, Praha)

Production

AB

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Laboratories

AB

Distribution

Slaviafilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

82 min

Original length in metres

2 330 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