The Rapids
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1940Production year
1940Premiere
21 February 1941Runtime
83 minDirector
Karel ŠpelinaCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
PeřejeCzech title
PeřejeEnglish title
The RapidsParallel title
StromschnellenSynopsis
The circus has arrived in a small town. The show is unsuccessful until the appearance of the beautiful dancer Anita, a gipsy. Sluka, the versatile artist of the group, recognises her talent and she becomes his pupil. Anita's exotic beauty captivates the wealthy Mr Regner who begins to court her and finds the circus an engagement in Prague. Anita is also worshipped by the young doctor Pavel Duras with whom Anita falls in love. The love story is tainted, however, by Regner's jealousy. Pavel believes that Anita has sold herself to the wealthy entrepreneur and he leaves her. The young woman is at her wits' end and seeks oblivion in drugs. During one of her performances she catches sight of Pavel in the audience with another girl and she faints. She wakes up in hospital. Anita recovers and is told that Pavel's companion at the show was his sister Zdena. He could not have stopped himself loving Anita.
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Cast
Elena Tanasco
cikánská tanečnice Anita Confetti
Svatopluk Beneš
MUDr. Pavel Duras
Václav Trégl
ředitel cirkusu Dyonisius Hloubka
Anna Steimarová
vdova Valerie, majitelka cirkusu
František Paul
hudebník Sluka
R. A. Strejka
tanečník Burnus
F. X. Mlejnek
kouzelník Prospero
Jarmila Beránková
Prosperova schovanka Vilma
Jiří Steimar
podnikatel Regner
Jaroslav Orlický
Parma, Regnerův tajemník
Bonello
artista Martin
Ladislav Janeček
taneční mistr
Vladimír Smíchovský
četník
Viktor Socha
četník
Ota Motyčka
starosta
Karel Máj
reportér
Karel Němec
inspicient
Emanuel Kovařík
vrátný v hotelu
Heda Erjavcová
cikánka
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Jiří Kratina
Based on
Ladislav Novák (Peřeje – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
František Suchý
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Music
Music Composed by
Choreographer
Danced by
Viktor Malcev, Jaroslav Tyc, Bohumil Augustin, Robert Braun, Zbyněk Vaněk, Emil Fassl, Miroslav Chmelenský, Karel Křeček, František Morawetz, Jiří Němeček, Miroslav Šťastný
Songs
Šlo děvčátko po ulici
Singer R. A. Strejka
Na zemi je smutný květen
Production info
Original Title
Peřeje
Czech Title
Peřeje
English Title
The Rapids
Parallel Title
Stromschnellen
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1940
Production Year
1940
Production specifications
date of censorship 19 February 1941 (kulturně-výchovný)
Premiere
premiere 21 February 1941 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Juliš /3 týdny/ a Kapitol /3 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Pragfilm Radlice
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
83 min
Original length in metres
2 400 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, German
