For His Native Soil
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1930Production year
1930Premiere
24 October 1930Runtime
77 minDirector
Oldřich KmínekCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Za rodnou hrouduCzech title
Za rodnou hrouduEnglish title
For His Native SoilSynopsis
Petr Svozil has his beloved Anna, a girl from a smithy, and the entire surroundings consider their relationship ill-matched, because Petr is an educated man. Brother Jan would rather pay off Petr to keep disgrace from befalling the entire family. Petr and Anna marry and leave to Prague. Petr, however, looks for work in vain and on the advice of the landlord leaves for America. Anna remains and earns some money by sewing so she can provide for herself and her son who was born after Petr's departure. Hopeful letters arrive from her husband, but war breaks out and she finds herself in poverty. In desperation she seeks refuge at Jan's, who, haunted by remorse, accepts her into his farmstead. Anna and child soon recover. Jan, who secretly loves Anna, is called to arms. In a military hospital in France he encounters his brother Petr who has been fighting as a volunteer in the American Army. The mortally wounded Jan with his last ounce of strength tells Petr all that has happened and for the last time he sings his beloved song Kde domov můj. At the end of the war Petr returns home to run the farm together with his Anna.
Note
In the film numerous documentary shots from the First World War are used. The film is silent. The only speaking scene is in the military hospital where Rovenský sings Kde domov můj.
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Cast
Josef Rovenský
hospodář Jan Svozil
Jan W. Speerger
Petr, Janův bratr
Anita Janová
Anna, Petrova žena
Ada Velický
pan domácí
Josef Zezulka
strážník
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
I. Humhalová
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Songs
Kde domov můj
Song Composer František Škroup
Writer of Lyrics Josef Kajetán Tyl
Singer Josef Rovenský
Production info
Original Title
Za rodnou hroudu
Czech Title
Za rodnou hroudu
English Title
For His Native Soil
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1930
Production Year
1930
Production specifications
date of censorship 10/1930 (kino Avion /3 týdny/, Praha)
date of censorship 02/1936 (konec povolení k promítání 1941)
withdrawal from distribution 1 June 1940
Premiere
premiere 24 October 1930 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Avion /3 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
77 min
Original length in metres
2 200 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
