The Miller and His Child
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1928Production year
1928Premiere
1 November 1929Runtime
81 minDirector
Zet MolasCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Mlynář a jeho dítěCzech title
Mlynář a jeho dítěEnglish title
The Miller and His ChildSynopsis
Farmer Jakub asks Rychnovsky the miller for the hand in marriage of his daughter Marie. Marie is distraught as she does not love Jakub. Furthermore, Jakub and Rychnovský slander her sweetheart Konrad, saying that he has his eye on the miller's wife. At her father's request Marie says goodbye to Konrad and leaves for the city. After her departure, Konrad gets drunk and, in the graveyard, spirits appear before him of those who will die within a year. Among them is the miller and Marie. The miller is ill and the grave-digger recommends that he rub his chest with earth taken from a freshly dug grave. The miller takes earth from a grave and suddenly runs into Konrad. He falls to the ground in fright. Marie catches Konrad standing over her father's body and accuses him of causing her father's death. Soon afterwards Marie also dies. However, Konrád manages to get to her just before she dies to play her favourite song. A funeral procession accompanies Marie on her last journey.
Note
The première of the film took place in Plzeň (the Peklo cinema). The première in Prague was not shown until November 1st 1929.
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Cast
Jan Svoboda
mlynář Rychnovský
Zet Molas
mlynářova dcera Marie
J. Kašpar
mlynářský chasník Konrád Záleský
Antonie Nedošinská
mlynářova sestra Markéta
Roza Schlesingerová
Konrádova matka
Zdeněk Vávra (2)
hrobník Jonáš
Frank Argus
mladý sedlák Jakub
J. Jarow
chasník u mlynáře Rychnovského
Robert Ford
hostinský
Gustav Čech
kněz
Ferry Seidl
hostinský Blažej
Arnošta Záhoříková
Blažejova žena
Darja Hajská
vesnická dívka
Alfred Schlesinger
host v hostinci
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Ernst Raupach (Mlynář a jeho dítě /Der Müller und sein Kind/ – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Mlynář a jeho dítě
Czech Title
Mlynář a jeho dítě
English Title
The Miller and His Child
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1928
Production Year
1928
Production specifications
date of censorship 13 November 1928
Premiere
preview 16 November 1928 (kino Peklo, Plzeň)
premiere 1 November 1929 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Maceška, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
81 min
Original length in metres
2 297 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
