The Organist at St. Vitus' Cathedral
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1929Production year
1929Premiere
30 August 1929Runtime
96 minDirector
Martin FričCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Varhaník u sv. VítaCzech title
Varhaník u sv. VítaEnglish title
The Organist at St. Vitus' CathedralSynopsis
An old organist involuntarily becomes a witness to a suicide of an unknown man. Before he dies he gives a packet with money in it for his daughter who is living in a convent. The organist does not report this case to the authorities but, instead, hides the body in the cellar. He does not know, however, that his actions are being observed by his spineless neighbour, a shoe-polisher who later blackmails him threatening to tell the authorities that he had committed a murder. The organist is gripped by a strong paternal feeling for the girl. She has fallen in love with a young artist and flees the convent. The organist considers this ingratitude and betrayal. He becomes paralysed in his grief and can no longer carry out his duties. In the end the girl realises her mistake; she returns to the organist and he recovers from his illness.
Photos
Cast
Karel Hašler
varhaník
Oskar Marion
malíř Ivan
Suzanne Marwille
varhaníkova schovanka Klára
L. H. Struna
vyděrač Josef Falk
Otto Zahrádka
Klářin otec
Marie Ptáková
abatyše
Vladimír Smíchovský
hospodský
Josef Kobík
prodavač ryb
Milka Balek-Brodská
služebná u malíře Ivana
Roza Schlesingerová
žena na lavičce v chráma
Václav Wasserman
nový varhaník
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Make-Up Artist
Cooperation
Jan Roth (vrchní osvětlovač), Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Production info
Original Title
Varhaník u sv. Víta
Czech Title
Varhaník u sv. Víta
English Title
The Organist at St. Vitus' Cathedral
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1929
Production Year
1929
Production specifications
date of censorship 08/1929
date of censorship 04/1935 (konec povolení k promítání 1940)
date of censorship 09/1946 (jako retrospektiva)
withdrawal from distribution 31 August 1976
Premiere
premiere 30 August 1929 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Beránek /3 týdny/ a Světozor /2 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 09/1946 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Lloydfilm (původní 1929), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1946)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
96 min
Original length in metres
2 746 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
Awards
Vítěz
Event: Zlatá medaile časopisu Filmový kurýr
1930
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Martin Frič
