Weddings of Petr Vok of Rožmberk
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1970Production year
1970Premiere
26 March 1971Runtime
99 minDirector
Karel SteklýCategory
filmGenre
historical, comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Svatby pana VokaCzech title
Svatby pana VokaEnglish title
Weddings of Petr Vok of RožmberkSummary
Real-life Czech nobleman Petr Vok of Rožmberk (1539–1611) serves as the protagonist of this 1970 costume comedy, directed by Karel Steklý and based on a screenplay by Jan Procházka (as he was subject to a ban during the “normalisation” era, his name could not formally be presented in the credits). The story neglects to explore the diverse personality of this noted renaissance politician in favour of instead merely focusing on his private life. More specifically, the plot is drawn from events surrounding this famous philanderer’s marriage, in middle age, to the very young Kateřina of Ludanice. Petr seeks to marry so as to gain a large dowry, which will help him end his current financial woes. But he has no idea that Kateřina has been impoverished by the actions of her relatives, and that the marriage spells the end of his masculine bravado – Vok is forced to marry off all his lovers, and heed to the wishes of his energetic new wife. Following Svatby pana Voka (Weddings of Petr Vok of Rožmberk, 1970), director Steklý made the sequel Pan Vok odchází (Sir Vok Is Leaving, 1979), in which Martin Růžek replaced Miloš Kopecký in the title role.
Synopsis
The nobleman Petr Vok of Rožmberk is no longer so young, but his amatory adventures continue to arouse the envy of men and the indignation of respectable ladies. In his "female retinue" at the chateau in Bechyně he has twelve comely girls, but he still manages to seduce the miller's wife and the maid. Lord Vok is in great financial difficulties. His elder brother Vilém advises him to marry a rich woman. Petr surprises him by announcing his intention to marry the very young Kateřina of Ludanice. The Emperor Rudolph is happy to give his consent to the marriage. He knows Kateřina's relations have deprived her of all her property, and he doesn't approve of Petr and he wants to pay him back in this way for his malicious tricks. Kateřina accepts the offer of marriage on condition that Petr gets rid of his retinue of women. Petr therefore marries off all his beloved mistresses. Just once before the wedding he wants to pay a secret visit to his betrothed, but she is strictly guarded in the Kinský Palace. Petr quickly finds a substitute and finally ends in the Emperor mistress' bedroom. When he returns home he discovers Kateřina there, having escaped from the palace. The exhausted lover fails to live up to his reputation and proves a disappointment even before the pair embark on life together. Fortunately Kateřina has an ally in the shape of Vok's servant Cyril, who can send Lord Vok to sleep at any time she gives him in the word, and therefore enable her to spend time in the arms of a selected lover, such as a young Franciscan, for example.
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Cast
Miloš Kopecký
Petr Vok z Rožmberka
Pavel Landovský
císař Rudolf II.
Vladimír Brabec
císařův kancléř Slavata
Otakar Brousek
Vilém z Rožmberka, Petrův bratr
Marie Drahokoupilová
Anna Marie, Vilémova manželka
Darina Chlebová
Voice by Daniela Kolářová
Kateřina z Ludanic
Jan Schánilec
básník Šimon Lomnický
Václav Sloup
lokaj Cyril
Alois Müller
purkrabí Tataus
Jaroslav Moučka
hofmistr Smrk
Stanislava Bartošová
Madlenka, členka fraucimoru
Julie Jenšíková
Zuzanka, členka fraucimoru
Helena Lišková
Aranka, členka fraucimoru
Eva Lorenzová
Dorotka, členka fraucimoru
Petra Nohová
Aloisie, členka fraucimoru
Jiřina Pechová
Albína, členka fraucimoru
Marcela Pešinová
Belina, členka fraucimoru
Eva Trejtnarová
Aida, členka fraucimoru
Taťána Unkurovová
Osifa, členka fraucimoru
Daniela Pokorná
Babeta, členka fraucimoru
Jana Posseltová
Hilda, členka fraucimoru
Hana Vítková
Uršula, členka fraucimoru
Waldemar Matuška
trubadúr
Otto Šimánek
kardinál
Eduard Dubský
obřadník
Josef Hlinomaz
purkmistr
Míla Myslíková
mlynářka
Miloslav Holub
mlynář
Oldřich Velen
stárek
Václav Kotva
mládek
Eugen Jegorov
pekař Tomáš
Zdeněk Jánský
prášek
Jaroslav Štercl
italský hudebník Pedro
Jiří Štěpnička
františkán
Miloš Nesvadba
fendrich
Miloš Vavruška
zpovědník Ignác
Karel Augusta
venkovan Prokop
Miloslav Homola
venkovan Metoděj
Vlastimil Bedrna
zbrojnoš u mostu
Václav Štekl
zbrojnoš u mostu
Lubomír Bryg
kuchař
Oldřich Hoblík
lékař císaře
Josef Bulík
uhlíř
Zdeněk Šavrda
lokaj císaře
Karel Engel
strážný
Karel Fořt
kardinálův kočí
Ladislav Gzela
pražský purkmistr
Ilona Jirotková
Stradová, milenka císaře
Vladimír Hrabánek
zbrojnoš
Rudolf Chromek
astronom
Jindřich Janda
hostinský
Jana Bittlová
hostinská
Zdeněk Jarolímek
patron
Jaroslava Schallerová
ficka Hanička
František Kokejl
vikář
Josef Kotapiš
velitel stráží
Jan Krafka
mladý šlechtic
Karel Hanzlík
lokaj
Karel Kmoch
lokaj
Václav Břichnáč
lokaj
Vladislav Šebesta
lokaj
Blažena Kramešová
služka
Jiří Krampol
adjutant
Bohuslav Kupšovský
Kinský
Jiří Lír
sluha Kryštof
Lucie Žulová
služka Stáza
Jarmila Májová
chůva Kateřiny
Zdeněk Najman
lokaj Kateřiny
Willy Kuk-Znamínko
lokaj Kateřiny
Antonín Soukup
kostelník
Aleš Morávek
zbrojnoš
Josef Kubíček
zbrojnoš
Jiří Býček
lapka
Josef Šebek
lapka
Karel Bělohradský
šlechtic na koni
Marta Záhorová
chůva Emílie
Vladimír Zoubek
Popel z Lobkovic
Tomáš Zemek
obézní zpěvák
N. Herrera
Fatima
J. Hanzal
silák
Dubbing
Mirko Musil
hlas Vokova kočího/hlas strážného u hraběnky Stradové
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Jiří Býček
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Petr Misík, Josef Pavlík, Ladislav Rada
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Adolf Široký, Ludmila Tikovská
Unit Production Manager
Karel Petrů
Consultant
Alois Míka
Cooperation
Jaroslava Sýkorová (klapka), Miroslav Pešan (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Songs
Trubadúrova píseň /Zapřahejte kočáry/
Song Composer Luboš Fišer
Writer of Lyrics Pavel Kopta
Singer Waldemar Matuška
Eunuchova píseň /Co poznal jsem váš luzný zjev/
Song Composer Luboš Fišer
Writer of Lyrics Pavel Kopta
Singer Tomáš Zemek
Píseň Petra Voka a kumpánů /Nalej mi, nalej/
Song Composer Luboš Fišer
Writer of Lyrics Pavel Kopta
Singer Miloš KopeckýJan SchánilecVáclav SloupAlois MüllerJaroslav Moučka
Production info
Original Title
Svatby pana Voka
Czech Title
Svatby pana Voka
English Title
Weddings of Petr Vok of Rožmberk
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
historical, comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1970
Production Year
1970
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 19 February 1970
technical Screenplay approved 20 April 1970
start of filming 3 June 1970
end of filming 13 October 1970
the first film copy approved 14 December 1970
projection approval 3 February 1971
Premiere
premiere 25 March 1971 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino 64 U Hradeb, Praha)
premiere 26 March 1971 /unsuitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Švabík – Procházka (příprava), Jan Procházka (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Erich Švabík (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí a vedoucí výrobní skupiny), Výrobní skupina Ericha Švabíka
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
99 min
Original length in metres
2 800 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66, 1:2,35
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 4. celostátní festival českých a slovenských filmů Plzeň
1971
Plzeň / Czechoslovakia
