Cry in the Siberian Night

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1935

Production year

1935

Premiere

21 January 1936

Runtime

88 min

Category

film

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Výkřik do sibiřské noci

Czech title

Výkřik do sibiřské noci

English title

Cry in the Siberian Night

Synopsis

Prince Pavel Milovidov indulges passionately in the high life and has a relationship with Evženie, the wife of publican Bezsudný. In the pub he also becomes acquainted with the publican's ward Anuška, and having fallen in love with her, he wants to marry her. Evženie becomes jealous. To prevent the marriage she deceives the prince into believing that Anuška has a lover. The prince spurns her and he again trysts at night with the publican's wife. The unhappy Anuška wants to poison herself. Meanwhile the publican continues in his base activities - he serves the guests soporifics so he can rob them later on the road, as he has already done so many times before. But this time he is injured by Seňa, who has heeded Anuška's warning and has drunk nothing in the pub. The wounded publican returns home and discovers the prince in despair over the limp body of Anuška. Bezsudný calms Pavel by informing him that the girl has obviously drunken only the narcotic concoction. Presently Anuška actually does wake up and the dishonest publican is arrested by the police.

Cast

Arno Velecký

kníže Pavel Milovidov

V. Ch. Vladimírov

Voice by Theodor Pištěk
hospodský Bezsudný

Olga Augustová

Evženie, hospodského žena

Hana Vítová

schovanka hospodských Anuška

Theodor Pištěk

správce statku Pyžikov, Pavlův přítel

Fanda Mrázek

syn kupce Nikolka

Jaroslav Sadílek

příručí Seňa, Nikolkův přítel

Josef Novák

čeledín Žuk

N. Nikolskij

pobočník knížete

Mariana Hellerová

teta knížete

Jaroslava Skorkovská

teta knížete

Josef Příhoda

staršina rodu Milovidova

Jan Augusta

člen rodu Milovidova

Růžena Kurelová

členka rodu Milovidova

Ruský soubor Zlatý kohout

zpívající poddaní

Crew and creators

Based on

Alexandr Nikolajevič Ostrovskij (Na rušném místě /Na vojkom mestě/ – divadelní hra)

Director of Photography

Karel Degl

Production Designer

Štěpán Kopecký

Set Designer

Arnold Reimann

Film Editor

Antonín Zelenka

Sound Designer

Josef Zora

Titles Designed by

B a O.

Production Manager

Karel Špelina

Cooperation

Willy Ströminger (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Josef Stelibský (úprava podle ruských lidových písní)

Songs

Dívenko spanilá

Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Karel Tobis
Singer Hana VítováArno Velecký

Čím, čím, čimčarara čim

Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Karel Tobis
Singer Fanda Mrázek

Ruské lidové písně

Singer Ruský soubor Zlatý kohout

Production info

Original Title

Výkřik do sibiřské noci

Czech Title

Výkřik do sibiřské noci

English Title

Cry in the Siberian Night

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1935

Production Year

1935

Production specifications

date of censorship 04/1935
start of filming 1 April 1935 (ateliéry)
end of filming 10 April 1935 (ateliéry)
withdrawal from distribution 02/1940
date of censorship 02/1940 (neschváleno do distribuce)

Premiere

premiere 21 January 1936 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Gaumont /1½ týdne/, Praha)

Production

Dafa

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Dafa

Export Company

kredit

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

88 min

Original length in metres

2 500 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Tobis – Klang

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech