Lost Souls
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1926Production year
1926Premiere
15 April 1927Runtime
77 minDirector
Jan W. SpeergerCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Bludné dušeCzech title
Bludné dušeEnglish title
Lost SoulsSynopsis
Farmer Květ is a popular chairman of the paris council of the village Jiřice. Neighbours meet at his house and Květ's daughter Světluška reads to them from Czech books brought to them by the old Refunda. Alderman Ouřada, on the contrary, is not liked for his informing to the authorities. He envies Květ, his brother-in-law, his office which he had tried to acquire for himself. Ouřada's s on Vavřina loves Světluška, but she rejects him because of his father. Květ receives an order from the prince for all the farmers to come to the castle to help at the hunt. Květ calls the neighbours together and they decide not to carry out this command, despite Ouřada's threats. The offended prince places Květ under arrest and hands over the office to Ouřada. Refunda, with the help of Rozhoda, brings together all the farmers from local villages and they go off to the castle. Bewitched by power, Ouřada is accidentally killed by a soldier on guard. Květ, now free, returns home to find his wife has died. After the corveé is abolished, the country life returns to normal and Vavřina wins the heart of Světluška.
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Cast
Theodor Pištěk
rychtář Květ
Božena Svobodová
Květova žena
Máňa Ženíšková
Květova dcera Světluška
Eduard Malý
Květův švagr Ouřada
Antonie Nedošinská
Květova sestra Ouřadová
Jaro Hykman
Ouřadův syn Vavřina
F. Hubermann
písmák Refunda, původně hrabě Kolowrat
František Kovářík
soused Skůra
Milka Balek-Brodská
Skůrová
František Lašek
Rozhoda
Joe Jenčík
kaplan
Alois Charvát
ponocný Adamec
Hynek Lažanský
pojezdný
Jarka Pižla
obecní slouha
Ladislav Desenský
žalářník
Josef Oliak
direktor
Emilie Boková
sousedka
Jindřich Fiala
posel
Rudolf Stahl
dráb
Gustav Čech
sedlák
Antonín Šolc
soused
J. Müller
kníže
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Václav Beneš-Třebízský (Bludné duše – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Costume Designer
Production info
Original Title
Bludné duše
Czech Title
Bludné duše
English Title
Lost Souls
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1926
Production Year
1926
Premiere
premiere 15 April 1927 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Beseda, Lido bio a Minuta, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
77 min
Original length in metres
2 197 meters
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
