Quarrymen
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1936Production year
1936Premiere
18 September 1936Runtime
81 minDirector
Václav WassermanCategory
filmGenre
drama, socialTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
TrhaniCzech title
TrhaniEnglish title
QuarrymenSynopsis
A band of hired labourers, quarrymen, are laying railway tracks. The official overseeing their temporary base has expelled a worker called Prašivka for molesting an innocent girl and he has urged the others to conduct themselves decently. Komárek writes a letter to his sweetheart Anna, who he left because he saw her embracing another man, but he cannot forget her. Anna however never gets the letter and Komárek, despairing, develops a drink problem because he cannot forget her. The construction manager Mr Burn fancies Baruška, the young daughter of the canteen keeper, and the labourer Schneider in turn fancies her too. A new construction inspector, Ševčík, arrives at the camp in winter. Komárek recognises him as the man he saw fondling Anna. Komárek decides to shoot Ševčík but Mr Burn stops him. Ševčík and his mates from prison steal money meant for wages from Burn's office. That day Schneider visits the office too and is unjustly accused of theft. Schneider promptly hangs himself. The police catch the real perpetrators in a cafe where Anna works. She recognises Ševčík because he is her brother, Josef. When Anna finds out her beloved Komárek is a hired labourer she goes to the camp and they are happily reunited.
Photos
Cast
L. H. Struna
Komárek
Eman Fiala
Jan Schneider
Jan Richter
Josef Adam
Oskar Marion
Ing. Burn
Jaroslav Marvan
pokladník na stavbě
Josef Rovenský
kavárník Bartoš
Hana Jenčíková
Elsa, kavárníkova žena
Hana Vítová
Anna Kopecká
Jan W. Speerger
Josef Kopecký, alias Ševčík, Annin bratr
Antonín Hodr
starosta obce Zoubek
Karel Beníško
Josef Marek
Jarmila Bechyňová
Markova žena
Antonín Jirsa
kantýnský
Slávka Doležalová
Baruška, dcera kantýnského
Lída Vosyková
cikánka
Jan Svoboda
Prašivka
Dora Schulzová
Marie, Prašivkou svedená dívka
Miroslav Kryštof-Kutina
Jan, Mariin pozdější manžel
Ferdinand Jarkovský
nezaměstnaný
Josef Neuberg
nezaměstnaný
Emil Dlesk
nezaměstnaný
Josef Steigl
nezaměstnaný
Emanuel Hříbal
host tančící v kavárně
L. Komínek
host v kavárně
Josef Cikán
host v kavárně
Mukina Šnejdárková
holčička
Petr Neuberg
chlapec
K. Hromada
dělník
Frank Rose-Růžička
tajný
Josef Zurýnek
tajný
František Tichý
komparzista
Girls Švandova divadla
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Jan Neruda (Trhani – novela)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Jiří Fiala)
Songs
My tři králové jdeme k vám
Narodil se Kristus pán
Song Composer anonym /15. století/
Jsou oblaka zapřažená /báseň/
Writer of Lyrics František Halas
Singer Recitační sbor Dělnické akademie Recidak /recitativ/Trojanův voice-band Recidak /recitativ/
Production info
Original Title
Trhani
Czech Title
Trhani
English Title
Quarrymen
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama, social
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1936
Production Year
1936
Production specifications
start of filming 01/1936
end of filming 04/1936
date of censorship 09/1936
withdrawal from distribution 04/1940
date of censorship 04/1940 (neschváleno do distribuce)
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990
Premiere
preview 3 September 1936 (kino Fénix, Praha)
premiere 18 September 1936 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Flora /1 týden/ a Olympic /1 týden/, Praha)
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Favorit Holešovice, AB Barrandov (synchronizace)
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
81 min
Original length in metres
2 297 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
