Air Torpedo
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1936Production year
1936Premiere
5 March 1937Runtime
89 minDirector
Miroslav CikánCategory
filmGenre
spyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Vzdušné torpédo 48Czech title
Vzdušné torpédo 48English title
Air TorpedoParallel title
Případ plukovníka ŠvarceSynopsis
Air Force Lieutenant Petr Nor is assigned by General Herold to pretend that he has invented air torpedo 48. Because of a work meeting he cannot attend a concert with his fiancée Helena, the granddaughter of Dr. Marvan. In his stead his colleague First Lieutenant Jan Domin accompanies her. At the concert Domin imagines that he knows the virtuoso Irena Vengerova as his acquaintance, and he makes a date with her in the garden. Before long Dr. Marvan finds the murdered Jan Domin in the garden. The next day as the participants are deliberating on the torpedo a spy is exposed who is passing himself of as Jan Domin. Colonel Švarc lets him escape so that his trail will lead to the whole spy ring. The head of the spy ring Gettering assigns Irena Vengerová the task of obtaining from Nor all information on the torpedo. Irena refuses because she is in love with Nor. Švarc has the entire spy ring arrested. Gettering manages to escape by plane. Petr Nor, who pursues him, does not dare shoot at the plane because he discovers that Irena is also on board. Gettering, who is eventually arrested, poisons himself.
Note
Filmed with the participation of experts from the Ministry of National Defence.
Photos
Cast
Otomar Korbelář
plukovník Švarc, náčelník kontrašpionáže
Antonín Novotný
poručík Petr Nor, vynálezce torpéda
Raoul Schránil
nadporučík letectva Jan Domin
Míla Reymonová
houslistka Irena Vengerová, vlastním jménem Galová
Andrej Bagar
ředitel rafinérií Arnošt Gettering, vlastním jménem Arnošt Gal, šéf vyzvědačské skupiny
Karel Hašler
lékař MUDr. Marvan
Zita Kabátová
Helena, Marvanova vnučka
Jaroslav Marvan
generál Herold
Karel Postranecký
adjutant generála Herolda
Jaroslav Průcha
policejní komisař
Jan W. Speerger
člen Getteringovy bandy
Vladimír Pospíšil-Born
člen Getteringovy bandy
František Kovářík
člen Getteringovy bandy
Karel Český
člen Getteringovy bandy
Miroslav Svoboda
člen Getteringovy bandy, klavírista
Emil Dlesk
člen Getteringovy bandy
Alois Dvorský
papírník A. Benger
Jaroslav Bráška
host na koncertě
Antonín Vaverka
host na koncertě
Alois Peterka
host na koncertě
Bohdan Lachman
host na koncertě
Marie Oliaková
host na koncertě
Růžena Kurelová
host na koncertě
Ladislav Hemmer
nadporučík Held
Jiří Vondrovič
letec
František Kreuzmann
strážník
Jindřich Fiala
nezaměstnaný pacient
Josef Kotalík
šatnář
Gabriel Hart
vyšetřující komisař
Robert Ford
major Xaver Balcar
Ladislav Kulhánek
kapitán Rudolf Rott
Karel Němec
portýr
Julius Baťha
policejní rada
Zdeněk Hora
komisař
Bohumil Heš
důstojník ministerstva obrany
Vladimír Štros
řidič autokaru
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Marie Křížová (román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Otto Heller (interiéry), Jaroslav Blažek (exteriéry)
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Miloš Smatek)
Songs
Letčíci, letčíci
Song Composer Miloš Smatek
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer mužský sbor
Production info
Original Title
Vzdušné torpédo 48
Czech Title
Vzdušné torpédo 48
English Title
Air Torpedo
Parallel Title
Případ plukovníka Švarce
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
spy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1936
Production Year
1936
Production specifications
start of filming 3 September 1936
end of filming 17 September 1936
date of censorship 12/1936
withdrawal from distribution 12/1939
projection approval 11/1945 (neschváleno do distribuce)
Premiere
premiere 5 March 1937 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Adria /2 týdny/ a Hvězda /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
89 min
Original length in metres
2 543 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
