The Last Kiss

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1922

Production year

1922

Premiere

1 September 1922

Runtime

68 min

Director

Karel Anton

Category

film

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Film state

lost film

Original title

Poslední polibek

Czech title

Poslední polibek

English title

The Last Kiss

Synopsis

Katuše, the daughter of a poor cobbler, has fallen in love with Roman, a student at the conservatoire and she steals her father's savings so that her beloved can go abroad to finish his studies. After a few years Roman becomes a famous musician and he becomes betrothed to an opera singer. After returning home he meets Katuše who finds out about his betrothal so she shoots him. The cripple Ondřej, who has loved Katuše for many years, takes the blame on himself and has himself imprisoned in her stead.

Note

The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Olga Augustová

Katuše Hronková

Karel Lamač

konzervatorista Roman Trojský

Theodor Pištěk

impresário Barletti

Růžena Šlemrová

operní pěvkyně Cleo Pucelli

Karel Schleichert

podskalský švec Hronek

Karel Fiala

pedagog Ramassi

Walter Schorsch

mrzáček Ondřej

Karel Kander

strážník

Rudolf Stahl

strážník

Luďa Borská

Crew and creators

Director

Karel Anton

Screenstory

Quido E. Kujal

Screenplay

Quido E. Kujal

Director of Photography

Otto Heller

Production Designer

Julius Fischer

Production info

Original Title

Poslední polibek

Czech Title

Poslední polibek

English Title

The Last Kiss

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1922

Production Year

1922

Production specifications

date of censorship 28 August 1922

Premiere

premiere 1 September 1922 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Koruna a Invalidů, Praha)

Production

AB

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Biografia

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

68 min

Original length in metres

1 926 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