Consecration Ceremony for the Foundation Stone of the Jubilee Church of St. Anthony in Prague VII

Country

Austria-Hungary

Copyright

1908

Production year

1908

Premiere

10/1908

Runtime

3 min

Category

film

Genre

reportage

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Svěcení základního kamene jubilejního kostela sv. Antonína v Praze VII.

Czech title

Svěcení základního kamene jubilejního kostela sv. Antonína v Praze VII.

English title

Consecration Ceremony for the Foundation Stone of the Jubilee Church of St. Anthony in Prague VII

Synopsis

On a rainy and windy day there is marching a procession of priests and town dignitaries. A big community of priests is consecrating the foundation stone of the memorial of František Palacký. The Prague Archbishop František Schönborn is blessing the foundation stone. The Priests are lying down blessed stone cube components and form them into one big unit.

Note

The film was filmed and presented as a part of the Jubilee Exhibition of the Chamber of Trade and Commerce at the Prague Exhibition Grounds, which lasted from May to October 1908. – The event itself took place on 25th October 1908.

Performed by

Lev Skrbenský z Hříště

arcibiskup pražský

Karel Groš

starosta pražský 1906 – 1918

Crew and creators

Director of Photography

Jan Kříženecký

Locations

Praha, Holešovice (Praha), Strossmayerovo náměstí /dříve Bubenské náměstí/ (Holešovice), Staré Město (Praha), Staroměstské náměstí (Staré Město)

Production info

Original Title

Svěcení základního kamene jubilejního kostela sv. Antonína v Praze VII.

Czech Title

Svěcení základního kamene jubilejního kostela sv. Antonína v Praze VII.

English Title

Consecration Ceremony for the Foundation Stone of the Jubilee Church of St. Anthony in Prague VII

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

reportage

Origin country

Austria-Hungary

Copyright

1908

Production Year

1908

Premiere

premiere 10/1908 (Jubilejní výstava obchodní a živnostenské komory na pražském Výstavišti)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

3 min

Original length in metres

85 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33, 1:1,26

Colour

black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

without subtitles