Cholera in Prague

Country

Austria-Hungary

Copyright

1913

Production year

1913

Premiere

16 January 1914

Runtime

11 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Film state

lost film

Original title

Cholera v Praze

Czech title

Cholera v Praze

English title

Cholera in Prague

Synopsis

A period spoof on the spread of cholera in European cities.

Note

One copy of the film was coloured by hand. The film materials are believed lost.

Information to the film has been gathered from a photograph signed by those who took part in the project, sent to Václav Piskáček, and from an interview with Katy Kaclová-Vališová. (J. S. Kolár – M. Frída: Československý němý film 1989–1930 / J. S. Kolár – M. Frída: Czechoslovak silent film 1989–1930)

Crew and creators

Production info

Original Title

Cholera v Praze

Czech Title

Cholera v Praze

English Title

Cholera in Prague

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Austria-Hungary

Copyright

1913

Production Year

1913

Premiere

premiere 16 January 1914 (kino Illusion, Praha)

Production

Illusion

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Illusion

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

11 min

Original length in metres

320 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

black & white, hand-colored

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech