Love and People
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1937Production year
1937Premiere
25 December 1937Runtime
99 minCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Láska a lidéCzech title
Láska a lidéEnglish title
Love and PeopleProtectorate parallel title
Menschen und LiebeSynopsis
Design engineer Viktor Kovařík and racing-driver Jan Horn are close colleagues and also good friends. Their love for the same girl, however, places them on opposing sides. Anna shows a preference for Viktor and the distraught Jan initially tries to break up the union but he finally manages to suppress his pain and remains friends with both of them, now newly-weds. The Horn-Kovařík duo take part in another race but are involved in an accident. Horn gets away with light injuries but his colleague remains in a wheelchair. Viktor finds it difficult to come to terms with his predicament and his inactivity makes him increasingly uneasy. He is most afraid of restricting his young wife. While Anna refuses the freedom he offers her, Viktor begins acting suspiciously towards her and she finds refuge in Jan's company. After a while she realises that she is not indifferent to Jan's enduring love for her and she insists that he stop coming to visit their house. Anna's husband understands her grief and himself suggests that she goes to support Horn at a race in his stead. While the happy couple are celebrating Horn's victory, Viktor commits suicide.
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Cast
Karel Beníško
konstruktér Viktor Kovařík
Mirko Eliáš
automobilový závodník Jan Horn
Marie Glázrová
Anna Hošková
Božena Šustrová
Jiřina Hošková, sestra Anny
Jindřich Plachta
generální ředitel automobilky James Brown
Karel Jičínský
ředitel automobilové továrny
Stanislav Neumann
reportér Jan Lněnička
Jaroslav Průcha
montér v továrně Vejvoda
Jan W. Speerger
sekretář Mr. Browna
Ladislav Kulhánek
kontrolní lékař nemocenské pojišťovny
Vladimír Řepa
lékař pojišťovny, soudní znalec
Karel Veverka
primář nemocnice
Vlasta Petrovičová
nemocniční sestra
Ota Motyčka
zástupce pojišťovny
Robert Ford
sekretář ředitele továrny
Ferry Seidl
mechanik
Václav Mlčkovský
mechanik
Jaroslav Tryzna
mechanik
Boleslav Zöllner
mechanik
Vladimír Smíchovský
vrátný v továrně
Alfred Baštýř
poslanec Kramer
Doďa Pražský
rozhlasový reportér
Václav Kubásek
vyšetřující komisař
Josef Oliak
host v Autoklubu
Stanislava Strobachová
host v Autoklubu
Miloš Šubrt
host v Autoklubu
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf), Josef Kašpar (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Jiří Fiala)
Production info
Original Title
Láska a lidé
Czech Title
Láska a lidé
English Title
Love and People
Protectorate Parallel Title
Menschen und Liebe
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1937
Production Year
1937
Production specifications
start of filming 12 April 1937
end of filming 29 May 1937
date of censorship 09/1937
date of censorship 05/1940
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
Premiere
premiere 25 December 1937 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Bruska /1 týden/, Kapitol /1 týden/, Maják /1 týden/, Radio /1 týden/, Svět /1 týden/ a Světovid /1 týden/, Praha)
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
99 min
Original length in metres
2 825 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Union-Vox
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Event: Odměny ministra průmyslu, obchodu a živností
1937
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Vítěz
Event: Soutěž Filmového studia na původní filmové drama
1936
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Jaroslav Martínek
