Father Vojtěch

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1936

Production year

1936

Premiere

18 December 1936

Runtime

97 min

Director

Martin Frič

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Páter Vojtěch

Czech title

Páter Vojtěch

English title

Father Vojtěch

Synopsis

The last wish of the miller Dvorecký's dying wife was that their son Karel assume responsibility of the family business and that his brother Vojtěch become a priest. Vojtěch is loathe to fulfil his mother's wish, although he goes off to a seminary, despite his ardent love for a girl called Frantina. The money Karel inherits from his mother is squandered away and, in an act of drunkenness, he injures his friend Jozífek. In the belief that he has left Jozífek for dead, he flees home. He buys false documents from a tramp, kills him in a fight and escapes punishment by crossing the border. After some time Frantina accepts an offer from the widowed miller Dvorecký and becomes his wife. Before he is ordained, Vojtěch visits his home and with the money left to him by his mother he has a house built for Jozífek whose injuries have left him dull-witted. He is still in love with Frantina; she, too, vainly tries to quell her feelings for Vojtěch. Karel has meanwhile returned home but is arrested and imprisoned. He escapes during the night and in the mill he overhears Vojtěch and Frantina speaking about their unfulfilled love for one another. When Karel is about to inform his father that they have betrayed him, the crazed Jozífek appears and shoots him. Vojtěch returns to his monastery. After some time he hears that Frantina has given birth to a son - the future heir to the mill.

Note

This theme had already been treated in a Czech film under the same title (Dir: Martin Frič, 1928).

Photos

Zubr

Crew and creators

Director

Martin Frič

Assistant Director

Eduard Šimáček

Based on

Jan Klecanda (Páter Vojtěch – román)

Music

Music Composed by

Eman Fiala

Music Performed by

Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Eman Fiala)

Production info

Original Title

Páter Vojtěch

Czech Title

Páter Vojtěch

English Title

Father Vojtěch

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1936

Production Year

1936

Production specifications

start of filming 3 October 1936
end of filming 15 October 1936
date of censorship 12/1936

Premiere

premiere 18 December 1936 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Metro /3 týdny/, Praha)

Production

With support

Filmový poradní sbor

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Studio

AB Barrandov

Laboratories

Distribution

Sales

Národní filmový archiv, Obchodní oddělení

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

97 min

Original length in metres

2 750 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

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