He Was a Czech Musician
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1947Production year
1946—1947Premiere
21 May 1948Runtime
95 minDirector
František ČápCategory
filmGenre
drama, psychologicalTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
MuzikantCzech title
MuzikantEnglish title
He Was a Czech MusicianSynopsis
Poor village musicians Tóna and Franta make extra money during the winter working in the circus orchestra. In the autumn, when the season has ended, they return home where Tóna's younger brother, the orphan Baruška and his beloved Růža are waiting for him. On their way home the friends stop in a little town where a dance is being held. Tóna plays on his accordion and Franta spends the whole night dancing with the local beauty, a worker named Fanka. In the morning they play a serenade for Fanka at the factory. The girl is entranced by the music, she gazes out of the window but then suddenly disappears. There is a cry and voices, people talking about hospital. The frightened young men run away. Tóna is plagued by a guilty conscience after the incident. When he hears that a woman's hand was amputated, he gives up his music. The spirited youngster becomes a saddened man. The village soon turns its back on him and Růža marries Franta. Tóna works hard in order to make up the money he lost from giving up his music. After a time he is able to save up to buy a cow. He sets off to the market in town. There he meets Fanka again - alive and healthy. He discovers from her that the cry from the factory had come from her pregnant colleague. The delighted Tóna buys an accordion instead of the cow and with his music he returns to his brother and Baruška.
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Cast
František Miška
muzikant Tóna Juchek
František Hanus
muzikant Franta Jirman
Lída Vostrčilová
hospodyně Baruška
Pavla Vrbenská
Růža Zábranská
Ladislav Hájek
Petr, Tónův bratr
Dana Medřická
Fanka
Jaroslav Vojta
muzikant Cabalka
Ota Motyčka
muzikant Vodseďálek
Eman Fiala
muzikant Tonda Nyklíček
Ella Nollová
Nyklíčkova žena
František Kovářík
muzikant Zábranský, Růžin otec
Milada Smolíková
Růžina matka
Marie Nademlejnská
Cabalkova žena
Hermína Vojtová
vesničanka
Antonín Holzinger
hostinský U Tří housliček
Fráňa Vajner
hostinský
Jan W. Speerger
muzikant
Václav Trégl
muzikant
Zvonimir Rogoz
ředitel cirkusu
Meda Valentová
cirkusačka Henrietta
Božena Helclová
pletařka Válková
Hana Šolcová
děvče
Gustav Hilmar
sedlák Páv ze Svojšína
Ferdinand Jarkovský
vetešník
Helena Tomanová
zdravotní sestra v nemocnici
František Marek
dozorce v přádelně
Vladimír Durdík st.
kapelník v cirkuse
Karel Effa
muzikant
Josef Kemr
muzikant
Alois Dvorský
Makovec
Emanuel Hříbal
muzikant
Jindřich Fiala
muzikant
Antonín Frič
sedlák
Miloš Vavruška
muzikant v cirkuse
Antonín Šolc
stařeček muzikant
Čermáková
žena v přádelně
Inka Horáková
žena v přádelně
Josef Hlinomaz
vrátný v přádelně Pokorný
Ada Dohnal
kupec krávy
Václav Švec
kupec krávy
Miloš Šubrt
majitel harmoniky
Antonín Jirsa
cirkusový silák
Jindra Hermanová
venkovanka
Jiřina Bohdalová
děvče na taneční zábavě
Karolína Vávrová
stařenka v nemocnici
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Jaroslav Kníže, Jiří Šafář, František Jelínek (asistent scény)
Based on
Josef Štefan Kubín (Muzikant – povídka)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Jaroslav Kníže, Jiří Šafář
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
René Elstner (fotograf), Antonín Frič (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac), Ivan Kawaciuk /sólo na housle/
Songs
Tajná láska, ta mě trápí
Zasviť mi ty, slunko zlaté /Vystěhovalec/
Song Composer Alois Jelen
Writer of Lyrics Karel Maria Drahotín Villani
Plavala husička po Vltavě
Singer Lída Vostrčilová
Okolo Hradce
Song Composer lidová píseň
Production info
Original Title
Muzikant
Czech Title
Muzikant
English Title
He Was a Czech Musician
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama, psychological
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1947
Production Year
1946—1947
Production specifications
start of filming 09/1946
end of filming 08/1947
date of censorship 6 May 1948 (konec povolení k promítání 6. 5. 1953)
withdrawal from distribution 15 March 1960
Premiere
premiere 21 May 1948 /suitable for youths/ (kina Lucerna /3 týdny/, Oko /1 týden od 4. 6./ a Revoluce /1 týden od 4. 6./, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Creative Group
V. výrobní skupina Vávra – Feix, Karel Feix (produkční šéf V. výrobní skupiny), Otakar Vávra (umělecký šéf V. výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
95 min
Original length in metres
2 710 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Event: Aprobační komise pro schvalování českých filmů
1948
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Václav Huňka
Vítěz
Event: Aprobační komise pro schvalování českých filmů
1948
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Vítěz
Event: Aprobační komise pro schvalování českých filmů
1948
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Jiří Fiala
Vítěz
Event: Aprobační komise pro schvalování českých filmů
1948
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Josef Štefan Kubín
Vítěz
Event: Aprobační komise pro schvalování českých filmů
1948
Praha / Czechoslovakia
František Čáp
Vítěz
Event: Aprobační komise pro schvalování českých filmů
1948
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Ludmila Vostrčilová
