The Jungle of the Big City
Country
Czechoslovakia, FranceCopyright
1929Production year
1929Premiere
27 June 1930Runtime
70 minDirector
Leo MartenCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Džungle velkoměstaCzech title
Džungle velkoměstaEnglish title
The Jungle of the Big CityCo-production title
La Jungle d'une grande villeSynopsis
"A poor girl becomes the lover of a rogue who, although a waiter in a night club, pretends to be a Russian count. The girl then also falls into the clutches of his partner. All three of them persuade a young husband to poison his father. He almost commits the crime but comes to his senses at the last minute. After many escapades both rogues find themselves in the hands of justice and there is nothing left for the girl but to walk the streets..." (Quotation from a press release from the time the film was made).
Photos
Cast
Claudie Lombard
Mařena /ve francozské verzi Marena/
Karel Schleichert
Jaderník, Mariin otec /ve francozské verzi Gelnik/
Raymond Guérin
Karel Hobza /ve francouzské verzi Charles Hobza/
Nája Reti
manželka Karla Hobzy
Vladimír Majer
MUC. Čížek
Olaf Fjord
číšník Fedor Fedorovič
Ly Corelli
tanečnice
Eduard Šlégl
lichvář Jakob Veider /ve francouzské verzi Verlyk/
Marie Ptáková
teta Karla Hobzy
Eman Fiala
detektiv
Robert Ford
příbuzný
Jan W. Speerger
muž ve vinárně
Josef Oliak
muž v kavárně
Miroslav Homola
epizodní role
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Film Editor
Cooperation
Richard Frolík (fotograf), Marguerite Viel (umělecká spolupráce)
Production info
Original Title
Džungle velkoměsta
Czech Title
Džungle velkoměsta
English Title
The Jungle of the Big City
Co-production Title
La Jungle d'une grande ville
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia, France
Copyright
1929
Production Year
1929
Production specifications
date of censorship 12/1929
Premiere
premiere 27 June 1930 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Praha /1 týden/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
70 min
Original length in metres
2 000 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
