The Golden Flower

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1929

Production year

1929

Runtime

71 min

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Zlatý květ

Czech title

Zlatý květ

English title

The Golden Flower

Synopsis

Children are listening to the legend of the golden flower and the Knights of Blaník; afterwards Stáňa and Jirka go off to look for the flower. Their mother is worried about them and one of the musicians at the inn, a double bass player, goes off to find them. The greedy tramp Ferda who had been thrown out of the pub by the young lads, is also making for the woods. Stáňa and Jirka have to avoid all sorts of traps laid by supernatural beings. The queen Lada appears before them and gives them three magical gifts. These will help them overcome evil magic. Ferda is rewarded for his greed and is not given anything but he runs back to the village to tell of the treasure he has seen. The children find the golden flower which is the key to the treasure. The avaricious villagers follow the children who, with the help of the bass player, find their way to Blaník. With the aid of the golden flower the mountain opens up for them. Great grandfather Čech, Lada and good elves appear before them and the knights march out of the mountain in all their splendour.

Note

This film was first shown in Prague in the cinema only a few screenings for children. Facts about the film were verified at a screening at the Film Archive (27. 1. 1978) in the presence of Ada Pellová-Czivišová and her family. The first reel contains documentary shots of the Czech legionnaires' march.

Cast

Máňa Ženíšková

bohyně úrody Lada

Karel Schleichert

praotec Čech

J. Celnar

dědeček s plnovousem

Jan Čapek (2)

trpaslík Kulihrášek

Marie Čapková

chamtivá žena

Marie Menginová

ježibaba

Gustav Cziviš

dítě/trpaslík s fajfkou

Jožka Schneider

černokněžník

Anna Kornová-Stallichová

Zlatý květ

členové baletní školy Štěpánky Klimešové

Crew and creators

Production info

Original Title

Zlatý květ

Czech Title

Zlatý květ

English Title

The Golden Flower

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1929

Production Year

1929

Production specifications

date of censorship 2 April 1929
date of censorship 02/1935 (konec povolení k promítání 1940)

Premiere

premiere 31 March 1929 /suitable for youths/ (kino Flora, Praha /odpolední představení/)

Production

Poja Film

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Poja Film

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

71 min

Original length in metres

2 035 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