The Wedding Night's Gift
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1926Production year
1926Premiere
21 May 1926Runtime
95 minDirector
Oldřich KmínekCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Dar svatební nociCzech title
Dar svatební nociEnglish title
The Wedding Night's GiftParallel title
Lásky-vášně-zradyEnglish parallel title
Loves – Passions – BetrayalsSynopsis
Doctor Milan Jesenský takes his bride Věra to the Krkonoše district where he is the local doctor. Věra persuades him, on their wedding night, not to go to visit the patient who lives alone. In the morning, however, the doctor discovers that that woman has died alone in the night during childbirth and he manages to save only the newborn baby. Milan wants to adopt the child but Věra refuses and their relationship becomes strained. Věra begins to visit Prague frequently to see her old mother. During one of these visits, she makes the acquaintance of baron Oskar Winterberg who charms her. A year passes and Věra's relationship with the baron continues. Milan accidently finds out about Věra's romance during one of his visits to Prague. He seeks out the baron, finds Věra naked in his house and, utterly defeated, he decides to give his wife her freedom. Věra soon finds out, however, that the baron has other lovers and she leaves him. It is Christmas Eve. The lonely Věra returns to the Krkonoše mountains and Milan forgives her as they stand together by the Christmas tree.
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Cast
Jan W. Speerger
MUDr. Milan Jesenský
Hermína Rydrychová
Jesenského žena Věra
Saša Dobrovolná
Věřina matka
Jindřich Lhoták
baron Oskar Winterberg, Věřin milenec
Antonie Nedošinská
stará Hrášková
L. H. Struna
dřevorubec/cikán
Božena Kazdová
tanečnice
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Karel Rožek (Lásky, vášně, zrady – novela)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Dar svatební noci
Czech Title
Dar svatební noci
English Title
The Wedding Night's Gift
Parallel Title
Lásky-vášně-zrady
English Parallel Title
Loves – Passions – Betrayals
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1926
Production Year
1926
Premiere
premiere 21 May 1926 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Louvre a Orient, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
95 min
Original length in metres
2 700 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
