The Girl from the Mountains
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1924Production year
1924Premiere
25 December 1924Runtime
76 minDirector
Václav KubásekCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Děvče z horCzech title
Děvče z horEnglish title
The Girl from the MountainsSynopsis
The perfidious forester Ločák has seduced the pretty Liduška and the affair has brought serious consequences. The girl's aunt persuades her to put the child into an orphanage and marry the wealthy farmer Pakosta. Two woodcutter families live outside the village - the Řehoříks are decent people who have one son, Ondřej. The Vitouš' children have been affected by their father's alcoholism. Mrs. Vitouš has taken the little Jiřina from the orphanage so that she can receive money from the state for her upbringing. The couple do not treat the girl well and her only joy is her love for Ondřej. The drunken Vitouš offers Jiřina to the depraved Ločák, now a head forester, and only Ondřej and his parents prevent the worst from happening. Old Řehořík, however, pays for Ločák's revenge with his life. Mrs. Řehořík falls seriously ill and Jiřina runs out into the blizzard for help. She arrives at the Pakostas' house and Liduška recognises her own child. When Ločák realises that he had tried to seduce his own daughter, he is crushed with mortification and perishes in the blizzard. Ondřej and Jiřina finally find happiness together.
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Cast
Mary Jansová
Jiřina
Jan W. Speerger
adjunkt Ločák
Gitta d' Amaro
Lidka
František Havel
dřevorubec Vitouš
Marie Hojerová
Josefa Vitoušová
Karel Fiala
dřevorubec Řehořík
Marie Zeffiová
Řehoříková
Jiří Gsöllhofer
Řehoříkův syn Ondřej
Jan Císař (2)
Vitoušův syn Vojtík
Marie Černá
Vitoušova dcera Rozárka
Jarka Pižla
Vitoušův mladší syn Venouš
Eduard Malý
Pakosta
Marie Fingerová
Pakostová, Lidka ve stáří
Marie Veselá
sousedka
František V. Kučera
ředitel panství
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Bohumil Zahradník-Brodský (Děvče z hor – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Václav Vích (interiéry), Josef Kokeisl (exteriéry)
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Děvče z hor
Czech Title
Děvče z hor
English Title
The Girl from the Mountains
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1924
Production Year
1924
Production specifications
date of censorship 1924
date of censorship 08/1937 (konec povolení k promítání 1942)
Premiere
premiere 25 December 1924 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Beseda a Minuta, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
76 min
Original length in metres
2 155 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
