Vrba the Clerk
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1929Production year
1929Premiere
13 December 1929Runtime
72 minDirector
Miroslav J. KrňanskýCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Adjunkt VrbaCzech title
Adjunkt VrbaEnglish title
Vrba the ClerkSynopsis
Head forester Maran lives with his wife Bozena in a remote gamekeeper's lodge. He is satisfied with his work and with his marriage. His much younger wife, however, secretly longs for an exciting life. Her longing is fired even more by the young clerk Vrba who is hired to assist Maran. Vrba falls passionately in love with Bo§ena and she responds to his love. One day Vrba is shot by a poacher and Bozena carefully tends him for the period of his sickness. When the two young people are alone, Vrba tries to persuade Bozena to leave with him. Maran learns of Vrba's love from the poachers, but he does not have to do anything about it. Bozena herself decides to reject Vrba's love for she cannot forget that Maran took her for his wife without regard for her poverty. Vrba asks to be transferred and Maran gives him a dagger as a leaving present. He once stabbed someone with it who had seduced his friend's wife. Vrba leaves and once more the gamekeeper's lodge is filled with calm and quiet contented happiness.
Photos
Cast
Karel Lamač
adjunkt Karel Vrba
Karel Hašler
nadlesní Jan Mařan
Jarmila Lhotová
Mařanova manželka Božena
Darja Hajská
služebná u nadlesního
Karel Schleichert
hajný Ryzka
Karel Kulhánek
kočí Jakub
Bohumil Kovář
karbaník
Jindřich Fiala
kibic
Luigi Hofman
lékař MUDr. Filip Bastl
Jan Marek
pytlák Jan Sonka
Emil Dlesk
pytlák Martin Kalina
Josef Kobík
hostinský
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Jan Klecanda (Adjunkt Vrba – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Art Director
Set Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Production info
Original Title
Adjunkt Vrba
Czech Title
Adjunkt Vrba
English Title
Vrba the Clerk
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1929
Production Year
1929
Production specifications
date of censorship 3 October 1929
Premiere
premiere 13 December 1929 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Maceška, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
72 min
Original length in metres
2 060 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
