Crossroads

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1921

Production year

1921

Runtime

56 min

Category

film

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionmedium

Film state

lost film

Original title

Křižovatky

Czech title

Křižovatky

English title

Crossroads

Parallel title

Na křižovatkách života

English parallel title

At the Crossroads of Life

Synopsis

"The plot describes the fate of people who have not found find the right path in life. A young girl eventually, after much suffering finds the right way after all." (Quotation from a press release from the time the film was made.)

Note

Due to imperfection during its making, the film was rarely projected. The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Otto Zahrádka

kriminálník Dlouhý Petr

Jindřich Lhoták

soudní psychiatr MUDr. Hraský

Eduard Malý

JUDr. Koula

Tommy Falley-Novotný

hudebník Bedřich

Falta

malíř Vojta

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Joe Jenčík

Screenplay

Joe Jenčík

Director of Photography

František Malý

Production Designer

Ferdinand Fiala

Production info

Original Title

Křižovatky

Czech Title

Křižovatky

English Title

Crossroads

Parallel Title

Na křižovatkách života

English Parallel Title

At the Crossroads of Life

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1921

Production Year

1921

Production

Ikaros-film

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Cito-Cinema

Technical info

Duration typology

medium length film

Duration in minutes

56 min

Original length in metres

1 600 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