The Golden Flower
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1929Production year
1929Runtime
71 minCategory
filmGenre
fairytaleTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Zlatý květCzech title
Zlatý květEnglish title
The Golden FlowerSynopsis
Children are listening to the legend of the golden flower and the Knights of Blaník; afterwards Stáňa and Jirka go off to look for the flower. Their mother is worried about them and one of the musicians at the inn, a double bass player, goes off to find them. The greedy tramp Ferda who had been thrown out of the pub by the young lads, is also making for the woods. Stáňa and Jirka have to avoid all sorts of traps laid by supernatural beings. The queen Lada appears before them and gives them three magical gifts. These will help them overcome evil magic. Ferda is rewarded for his greed and is not given anything but he runs back to the village to tell of the treasure he has seen. The children find the golden flower which is the key to the treasure. The avaricious villagers follow the children who, with the help of the bass player, find their way to Blaník. With the aid of the golden flower the mountain opens up for them. Great grandfather Čech, Lada and good elves appear before them and the knights march out of the mountain in all their splendour.
Note
This film was first shown in Prague in the cinema only a few screenings for children. Facts about the film were verified at a screening at the Film Archive (27. 1. 1978) in the presence of Ada Pellová-Czivišová and her family. The first reel contains documentary shots of the Czech legionnaires' march.
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Cast
Máňa Ženíšková
bohyně úrody Lada
Milli Czivišová
Stáňa
Zdeněk Maxmilián Jiránek
tulák Ferda
Karel Schleichert
praotec Čech
Stanislav Čapek
Jirka
Ada Pellová-Czivišová
vodník
J. Celnar
dědeček s plnovousem
Jan Čapek (2)
trpaslík Kulihrášek
Marie Čapková
chamtivá žena
Marie Menginová
ježibaba
Gustav Cziviš
dítě/trpaslík s fajfkou
Jožka Schneider
černokněžník
Anna Kornová-Stallichová
Zlatý květ
členové baletní školy Štěpánky Klimešové
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production info
Original Title
Zlatý květ
Czech Title
Zlatý květ
English Title
The Golden Flower
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
fairytale
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1929
Production Year
1929
Production specifications
date of censorship 2 April 1929
date of censorship 02/1935 (konec povolení k promítání 1940)
Premiere
premiere 31 March 1929 /suitable for youths/ (kino Flora, Praha /odpolední představení/)
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
71 min
Original length in metres
2 035 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
