Slavia L-Brox
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1927Production year
1927Premiere
13 May 1927Runtime
109 minDirector
Vladimír StudeckýCategory
filmGenre
melodrama, agitpropTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Slavia L-BroxCzech title
Slavia L-BroxEnglish title
Slavia L-BroxParallel title
Románek letcův / Románek letceEnglish parallel title
A Pilot's StoryWorking title
Slavia-L. Brox 7.Synopsis
"After a didactic introduction which tells of the beginnings of flying from Icarus's wings, the Wright brothers and the First World War to the building of the Kbely airport, the story then tells of the soldier Karel Smely who overcomes a number of intrigues and wins the flying race around Karlstejn castle. He flies a plane belonging to an entrepreneur in the aircraft industry whose daughter accompanies him during the flight to replace the pilot's sick mechanic. Finally, he marries her. (Zdenek Stabla: Information and facts from the history of Czechoslovak cinematography 1896 – 1945).
Note
Promotional film about the Czechoslovak flying industry and the Masaryk Flying League.
Photos
Cast
Saša Hess
letec-pilot nadporučík Karel Smělý
Jaromír Cikánek
továrník Rudolf Karen
Nelly Ardenová
Tessy, dcera továrníka Karena
Anuše Studecká
matka Karla Smělého
Václav Bican
poručík Ing. Roubal
Vojtěch Vyšín
kameraman na leteckých závodech
Karel Rauch
Josef Novák
Alois Vrecl
letec
František Novák
letec
Jaroslav Plass
velitel letců, podplukovník
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Consultant
kpt. Jaroslav Plass
Production info
Original Title
Slavia L-Brox
Czech Title
Slavia L-Brox
English Title
Slavia L-Brox
Parallel Title
Románek letcův / Románek letce
English Parallel Title
A Pilot's Story
Working Title
Slavia-L. Brox 7.
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama, agitprop
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1927
Production Year
1927
Production specifications
date of censorship 17 March 1927
date of censorship 30 March 1933
Premiere
premiere 13 May 1927 /suitable for youths/ (kina Avion a Passage, Praha)
Production
Kinoskupina – 5. oddělení Ministerstva národní obrany, Ministerstvo národní obrany (zadavatel)
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
109 min
Original length in metres
3 115 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
