The Prague Executioner
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1927Production year
1927Premiere
2 December 1927Runtime
97 minDirector
Rudolf MěšťákCategory
filmGenre
adventureTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Pražský katCzech title
Pražský katEnglish title
The Prague ExecutionerSynopsis
The robber-knight known as the "Golden Prince" who, in public, holds the postition of imperial prosecutor, has the son of the Prague magistrate abducted by his gang and demands a large ranson. Jan, the son of Prague executioner Mydlář, is in love with the beautiful Apolenka. One day the girl takes Jan to the castle where she lives with her guardian, an old castellan. The castle is the seat of the "Golden Prince" who surprises the lovers and has them imprisoned. He thinks up a devilish plan, according to which Mydlář himself is to execute Jan and he calls the executioner to the castle in a letter. The castellan takes pity on Jan and secretly lets him go. Apolenka also flees the castle and is hunted by the knight's gang. She hides in a hut in the woods which, however, is inhabited by one of the gang members. She escapes from him and finally finds her beloved Jan. In the meantime the Prague magistrate and his soldiers storm the castle. His son is saved and the villainous prosecutor finds himself in the hands of Mydlář, the executioner.
Note
During the years 2017 – 2019 the film was reconstructed by the National Film Archive Prague.
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Cast
Gustav Frištenský
pražský kat Mydlář
Edmond Trachta
katův syn Jan
Anna Opplová
katova manželka
Marie Kalmarová
Apolenka, dcera kastelána
Otto Zahrádka
císařský prokurátor
Marie Kolmanová
manželka císařského prokurátora
František Růžička
císařský rychtář pražský
F. Růžičková
manželka pražského rychtáře
Alois Charvát
starý kastelán
Milka Balek-Brodská
babizna
Ada Velický
rychtářův sluha
L. H. Struna
lupič Vargo
Jan Richter
lupič Frank
František Lašek
katův pacholek
K. Bednář
katův pacholek
Jarka Pižla
hlídač ve věznici/lupič
Jaroslav Menčík
písař
Jindřich Plachta
posel lupičů
F. X. Mlejnek
lupič
Josef A. Stehlík
lupič
František Jerhot
lupič
Josef Volman
lupič
Filip Balek-Brodský
hospodský
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Josef Svátek (Pražský kat – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Pražský kat
Czech Title
Pražský kat
English Title
The Prague Executioner
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
adventure
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1927
Production Year
1927
Production specifications
date of censorship 1927
date of censorship 03/1933 (konec povolení k promítání 1938)
Premiere
premiere 2 December 1927 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Adria /2 týdny/ a Hvězda /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
97 min
Original length in metres
2 772 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
