Pepánek the Rascal

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1922

Production year

1922

Premiere

11 May 1925

Runtime

97 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Pepánek Nezdara

Czech title

Pepánek Nezdara

English title

Pepánek the Rascal

Synopsis

Pepánek, the eldest child of the Bartoš family who own a farm in the village of Běhlín, is a real rascal who manages to vex the whole village with his pranks. He has a good heart, however. He is the only true friend of Venoušek Klecánek, the sick child of a poor woman. Pepánek also gets on with the other boys of the village but fate takes a hand and he badly injures himself when he jumps into some hay. Children's wounds quickly heal and two weeks later Pepánek is healthy again. One day he is caught taking a crown out of labourer Jakub's pocket and he flogged as punishment. Thus he decides to go out to seek his fortune in the world. He then hurries via a short cut to the nearest village to see his uncle. In order to keep him on his toes, he does not afford Pepánek any of the advantages a relation may deserve and Pepánek soon returns home. He goes back to school. His friend Venoušek dies who thanks him for his friendship. Pepánek is finally publicly commended for his good deeds.

Cast

Béďa Pražský

Pepánek Bartoš

Jarmila Urbánková

maminka Bětuška

Jaroslav Auerswald

dědeček

Anděla Novotná

děvečka Madla

Jan Purkrábek

Pepánkův strýček z Měřína

Katy Fibingerová

Klecánková, matka Venouška

J. Polanský

čeledín Jakub

Crew and creators

Based on

Franta Župan (Pepánek Nezdara – román)

Director of Photography

František Malý, Josef Bulánek

Production Designer

Bohuslav Šula

Production info

Original Title

Pepánek Nezdara

Czech Title

Pepánek Nezdara

English Title

Pepánek the Rascal

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1922

Production Year

1922

Premiere

preview 23 January 1923 (kino Urania /1 týden/, Brno)
premiere 11 May 1925 /suitable for youths/ (kino Lucerna, Praha)

Production

Lloydfilm

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Lloydfilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

97 min

Original length in metres

2 750 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

tinting, black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech