The Living Corpses
Category
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionOriginal title
Živé mrtvolyCzech title
Živé mrtvolyEnglish title
The Living CorpsesSynopsis
On a hot summer's day the absent-minded professor Florián Pátek is hurrying to the swimming pool at Podolí. There he meets Miss Anastázie Rohlíčková. First he pushes her on a swing, then they both disappear behind a bush and begin kissing. When Anastázie fails to arrive home, her parents go out looking for her. They find her clothes in a cubicle - and soon afterwards they find the clothes and umbrella of the professor. The couple is discovered behind the bushes, lying on the ground in an embrace, but not moving. An agent from the funeral parlour hurries to the scene. However, instead of a funeral, a wedding takes place. Both "corpses" turned out to be alive and the professor has to promise that he will take the girl as his wife. The wedding takes place - the final scene depicts the professor walking along the street pushing a pram.
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Cast
Josef Šváb-Malostranský
profesor Florian Pátek
Jiřina Hurková
Anastázie Rohlíčková
Jaroslav Kindl
otec Anastázie
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Director of Photography
Production info
Original Title
Živé mrtvoly
Czech Title
Živé mrtvoly
English Title
The Living Corpses
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1921
Production Year
1921
Production
Copyright Holders
Technical info
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
tinting, black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
