The Gingerbread House

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1927

Production year

1927

Premiere

25 December 1927

Runtime

49 min

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionmedium

Film state

lost film

Original title

Perníková chaloupka

Czech title

Perníková chaloupka

English title

The Gingerbread House

Synopsis

With the use of light and shadow play, Dr Karel Driml narrates in verse the well-known story about the gingerbread house.

Note

The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Jana Brichtová

Mařenka

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Karel Driml

Director of Photography

Jan Stallich

Production Designer

Alois Mecera

Production info

Original Title

Perníková chaloupka

Czech Title

Perníková chaloupka

English Title

The Gingerbread House

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1927

Production Year

1927

Premiere

premiere 25 December 1927 /suitable for youths/ (kino Radio, Praha /odpolední představení/)

Production

Josef Kokeisl

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Josef Kokeisl

Technical info

Duration typology

medium length film

Duration in minutes

49 min

Original length in metres

1 400 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