Koryatovich
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1922Production year
1922Premiere
9 November 1922Runtime
82 minDirector
Jan Just-RozvodaCategory
filmGenre
legendTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongFilm state
lost filmOriginal title
KoryatovičCzech title
KoryatovičEnglish title
KoryatovichParallel title
Začarovaný klíček karpatskýEnglish parallel title
The Enchanted Carpathian KeyWorking title
Podkarpatský prstenSynopsis
The independent duke Laborec lives in Carpathia. The Gods have bestowed upon him a magical ring, which brings him luck in war and peace and prosperity in his land. The coarse Hungarian, Zoltan, who personifies the violence perpetrated against the Ruthenian people for centuries, declares war against the duke. In the battle he is defeated and imprisoned, but the magnanimous duke spares his life and gives him back his freedom. At the feast staged to celebrate the victory, Zoltan steals the magical ring and with it takes strength and victory from Laborec in the return battle. The ring's magical powers turn against its owner and Zoltan dies in its radiance. Laborec's daughter Světlana is, however, blinded by the Hungarians. Later other princes from the Laborec dynasty rule and the glorious ring becomes a symbol of defiance. The last descendant of the family entrusts the ring to his daughter who loses it. Then follow five hundred years of repression and violence until the year 1380 when Prince Fedor gathers together his countrymen and defeats the Hungarians, marching victoriously into a free country. (According to an article appearing in the press at the time the film was made.)
Note
Financed by the Carpathian Bank in Užhorod and the Discount Bank in Mukačevo. The film cost 700 000 crowns to make. The film materials are believed lost.
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Cast
Theodor Pištěk
Fedor Koryatovič
Olga Augustová
Dominika, Zoltánova dcera
Otto Zahrádka
maďarský násilník Zoltán
Rudolf Myzet
král Ludvík Veliký
Bronislava Livia
Světlana
Karel Fiala
vévoda Laborec, Světlanin otec
Arnošt Kulhánek
patriarcha
Nikolaj Pevnyj
bojar Leodar
Hugo Svoboda
moldavský bojar Bohdan
Alfred Baštýř
Zoltánův pobočník
Mykola Sadovskyj
poslední Laborec
Karel Lamač
Fedorův přítel
Luigi Hofman
magnát
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Production info
Original Title
Koryatovič
Czech Title
Koryatovič
English Title
Koryatovich
Parallel Title
Začarovaný klíček karpatský
English Parallel Title
The Enchanted Carpathian Key
Working Title
Podkarpatský prsten
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Film state
lost film
Genre
legend
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1922
Production Year
1922
Production specifications
date of censorship 30 November 1922
Premiere
premiere 9 November 1922 /suitable for youths/ (kino Hvězda, Praha)
Production
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Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
82 min
Original length in metres
2 330 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
