Karel Havlíček Borovský

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1925

Production year

1925

Premiere

21 August 1925

Runtime

59 min

Category

film

Genre

drama, biography

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionmedium

Film state

lost film

Original title

Karel Havlíček Borovský

Czech title

Karel Havlíček Borovský

English title

Karel Havlíček Borovský

Parallel title

Dvě lásky Karla Havlíčka Borovského / 1948 / Dvě lásky K. H. Borovského

English parallel title

1848 / The Two Loves of K. H. Borovský

Synopsis

After two years living in Russia Karel Havlíček returns home to his family in Německý Brod. However, in the meantime his father has died. Havlíček soon becomes involved in the social life of the town. He falls in love with Fanny Weidenhofferová, but her family are looking for a son-in-law with a higher social standing. Havlíček leaves for Prague and, on the recommendation of Palacký, he becomes the editor of The Prague News. After some time he meets Julie Sýkorová and marries her. 1848 arrives and with it the army of Windischgratz which' after the famous meeting at Svatováclavské Lazně, occupies Prague after bloodily suppressing the revolution. At first, Vienna tries to persuade Havlíček to collaborate. He refuses and consequently he is unable to publish in Prague. As a result, he moves to Kutná Hora where he begins to publish the magazine "Slovan". He is put on trial for alleged political agitation but is eventually freed. However, just before Christmas he is arrested once again and deported to Brixen where he is put into solitary confinement. When he returns home after three and a half years, he finds that his wife has died. Havlíček is a broken man and wastes away until his death in July 1856. (According to promotional material issued at the time the film was made.)

Note

The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Jan W. Speerger

Karel Havlíček Borovský

Anny Ondráková

Fanny Weidenhoferová

Karel Lamač

Havlíčkův bratr František

Mary Jansová

Havlíčkova žena Julie Sýkorová

Anna Opplová

Juliina matka

Otto Zahrádka

kníže Windischgrätz

Robert Ford

důstojník Windischgrätzova štábu

Rudolf Stahl

důstojník Windischgrätzova štábu

Theodor Pištěk

starý Weidenhofer/ministr Augustin Bach

Max Körner

vydavatel Národních novin

Eduard Malý

úředník

Běla Horská

Windischgrätzova žena

Jaroslav Vojta

epizodní role

Antonín Marek

epizodní role

Crew and creators

Director of Photography

Otto Heller

Production Designer

Vilém Rittershain

Production info

Original Title

Karel Havlíček Borovský

Czech Title

Karel Havlíček Borovský

English Title

Karel Havlíček Borovský

Parallel Title

Dvě lásky Karla Havlíčka Borovského / 1948 / Dvě lásky K. H. Borovského

English Parallel Title

1848 / The Two Loves of K. H. Borovský

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

drama, biography

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1925

Production Year

1925

Premiere

premiere 21 August 1925 /suitable for youths/ (kina Hvězda a Radio, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Kinema

Technical info

Duration typology

medium length film

Duration in minutes

59 min

Original length in metres

1 680 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