Wolf Trap

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1957

Production year

1957

Premiere

23 May 1958

Runtime

95 min

Director

Jiří Weiss

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Vlčí jáma

Czech title

Vlčí jáma

English title

Wolf Trap

Synopsis

The childless family of the veterinarian and mayor of a small town, Robert Rýdl, and his much older wife, Klára, is joined by an orphaned girl, Jana. The girl is grateful for her new home but she slowly begins to feel a strange atmosphere that reigns in the house. Klára brought her property into the marriage and loves her husband with a possessive and stifling love. The emotionally suffering Robert falls in love with Jana. When he realizes that the girl returns his love, he uses the offer for a business trip to Opava to run away from the insoluble problem. Jana is unhappy, she is afraid of the two spiteful maids and discovers the bad side of Klára's outwardly kind nature. The two women pay a visit to Robert in Opava. They are walking in the town and something unpleasant happens. Rýdl's acquaintances think that Jana is his wife and Klára his mother-in-law. Robert Rýdl runs away again, this time to Prague. He leaves Jana alone with Klára who has fallen seriously ill and finally dies. Robert is free but his previous cowardly behaviour destroyed Jana's love. The girl leaves Robert right after the funeral.

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Cast

Miroslav Doležal

starosta Robert Rýdl

Jiřina Šejbalová

Klára, Rýdlova manželka

Jana Brejchová

Jana, schovanka Rýdlových

Jaroslav Průcha

rodinný lékař

Libuše Freslová

Schillingerová

Lola Skrbková

služka Petronila

Anežka Soukupová

služka Martina

Alena Kreuzmannová

Gertruda, Robertova neteř

Josef Kozák

Frýdecký

František Holar

soused, majitel koloniálu

Felix le Breux

prezident Vačkář

Svatopluk Majer

poslanec

Jindřich Narenta

dr. Valenta

Stanislav Langer

poslanec v Opavě

Oldřich Hoblík

vedoucí obchodu v Opavě

Bohuš Hradil

muž podobný Robertovi

Ladislav Gzela

polír

Vladimír Navrátil

účastník pohřbu

Crew and creators

Director

Jiří Weiss

Second Unit Director

Věra Ženíšková

Assistant Director

Milan Kadlec

Screenstory

Jarmila Glazarová, Jiří Weiss

Based on

Jarmila Glazarová (Vlčí jáma – román)

Set Designer

Václav Štědronský

Costume Designer

Ota Janeček, Ladislav Tomek

Make-Up Artist

Otakar Košťál, Jiří Šimon, Anežka Kunová

Film Editor

Miroslav Hájek

Sound Designer

Miloslav Hůrka

Special Effects

Trikový ateliér FSB

Production Manager

František Milič

Unit Production Manager

Věra Třešková

Cooperation

Ota Janeček (umělecká spolupráce), Karel Ješátko (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Srnka

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)

Songs

Úzká ulička

Song Composer Jiří Srnka
Singer Miroslav Doležalženský sbor

Castaldo

Song Composer Rudolf Nováček

Production info

Original Title

Vlčí jáma

Czech Title

Vlčí jáma

English Title

Wolf Trap

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1957

Production Year

1957

Production specifications

projection approval 18 December 1957

Premiere

preview 9 May 1958 (kino Sevastopol /1 týden/, Praha)
premiere 23 May 1958 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Blaník /3 týdny/ a Mír /1 týden/, Praha)

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Studio

Hostivař, Barrandov

Distribution

Ústřední půjčovna filmů

Creative Group

Tvůrčí skupina Feix – Daniel, František Daniel (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Karel Feix (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)

Sales

Národní filmový archiv, Obchodní oddělení

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

95 min

Original length in metres

2 694 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