Holy Lie

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1935

Production year

1935

Premiere

neproběhla

Category

film

Genre

melodrama

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

partially realised project, lost film

Original title

Svatá lež

Czech title

Svatá lež

English title

Holy Lie

Working title

Zbožná lež

Summary

Unfinished film.

Synopsis

A melodrama from a mountain setting.

Note

Only some of the exterior scenes at and around Ružomberok were shot. Persistent bad weather in January 1935 meant filming was abandoned and the project was never resumed. It was to have been made in three versions – Czech, German and English. Producer of the English version was to be J. H. Zarovich and Katrin Karina and Fred Bulín were to act in it. The director was Homer McCatrick. The producer of the German version was to have been Freddy Altman and the director M. Friedländer. Production director of all three versions was to have been Wolf Salus. The film materials are believed lost.

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Georg C. Klaren, M. Friedländer

Director of Photography

František Pilát (exteriéry), Jan Roth (interiéry)

Production Designer

Štěpán Kopecký

Film Editor

Marie Bourová

Production Manager

Wolf Salus

Music

Music Composed by

V. Večeřa

Locations

Chomutov, Slovensko, Demänovská dolina (Slovensko), Liptovský Mikuláš (Slovensko), Ružomberok (Slovensko), okolí (Ružomberok)

Production info

Original Title

Svatá lež

Czech Title

Svatá lež

English Title

Holy Lie

Working Title

Zbožná lež

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

partially realised project, lost film

Genre

melodrama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1935

Production Year

1935

Production specifications

date of censorship nepředloženo cenzuře

Premiere

premiere neproběhla

Production

Brunafilm

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Versions

Czech, English, German

Dialogue languages

Czech, English, German

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

English, Czech, German