Poaching on Another's Patch

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1934

Production year

1934

Premiere

23 November 1934

Runtime

80 min

Category

film

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

V cizím revíru

Czech title

V cizím revíru

English title

Poaching on Another's Patch

Parallel title

Der Wilderer vom Egerland / Im fremden Revier

Synopsis

A convict escapes from prison and all attempts to recapture come to nothing. A poacher appears in a nearby forest and woodsman Karel tries to catch him, without success. Mary, the daughter of the hunting ground owner, is secretly in love with Karel. But she is a generous-spirited woman and when she finds out that Karel loves Liduška - whose aunt he lives with - and that Liduška requites his feelings, she abandons her love. Karel asks Liduška to marry him but she inexplicably says no. The girl is accidentally injured by a poacher's gunshot. The poacher takes her to his hut. Karel happens to overhear their quarrelling and realises Liduška is the poacher's wife. They had recently married but straight after the ceremony the man had been arrested for his crimes; he escaped from prison and now lived as a poacher. Karel does not tell Liduška he knows her secret, but he gets the police to surround the forest and the poacher chooses to kill himself. Karel's love helps Liduška get over her suffering and they both can look forward to a new life together.

Note

The film was shot in both Czech and German versions with the same film crew and the same actors.

Cast

Oskar Marion

lesní adjunkt Ing. Karel Černý

Markéta Krausová

Liduška, pytlákova žena

Vladimír Pospíšil-Born

velkostatkář Bruno Walter

Truda Binarová

Mary, velkostatkářova dcera

Václav Šindler

kolovrátkář

Marie Holanová

Liduščina teta

Bedřich Frank

lesní dělník

Karel Postranecký

četnický strážmistr

R. A. Dvorský

dirigent orchestru v hotelu Richmond

Melody Boys

orchestr v hotelu Richmond

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

Antonín Kubový, Václav Štrup

Production Designer

Štěpán Kopecký

Set Designer

Arnold Reimann

Film Editor

Antonín Zelenka

Production Manager

Roman Miškevyč

Cooperation

Willy Ströminger (fotograf), Walter Kolm-Veltée (režie německého dabingu 1935), Hans Regina von Nack (texty písní německého dabingu 1935)

Music

Music Composed by

Jára Beneš

Songs

Zda víš, láska že je pápěří

Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Karel Tobis
Singer Markéta Krausová

Jen ty a já a květů na tisíc

Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Karel Tobis
Singer Markéta Krausová

Production info

Original Title

V cizím revíru

Czech Title

V cizím revíru

English Title

Poaching on Another's Patch

Parallel Title

Der Wilderer vom Egerland / Im fremden Revier

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1934

Production Year

1934

Production specifications

start of filming 12 August 1934 (ateliéry)
end of filming 5 September 1934 (ateliéry)
date of censorship 11/1934
date of censorship 01/1935 (německy namluvená jazyková mutace)

Premiere

premiere 23 November 1934 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Avion /1 týden/ a Koruna /1 týden/, Praha)
premiere 01/1935 /unsuitable for youths/ (německy namluvená jazyková mutace)
premiere abroad 11 June 1935 (Vídeň, Rakousko)

Production

Terra

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Terra

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

80 min

Original length in metres

2 279 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Tobis – Klang

Versions

Czech, German

Dialogue languages

Czech, German

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech, German