Jan Výrava
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1937Production year
1937Premiere
28 January 1938Runtime
81 minDirector
Vladimír BorskýCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Jan VýravaCzech title
Jan VýravaEnglish title
Jan VýravaSynopsis
Hetman Charvát comes to the demesne of Josefov bearing with him the decree of Josef II for the abolition of statutory labour. Karmín, the director of the demesne, does not want to divulge this news to the peasants and he agrees with the hetman on its temporary suppression. The soldiers, however, leak the contents of the decree. The secret Protestant Dvořák provokes the peasants to protest. He asks village magistrate Jan Výrava, whose son Jeroným is in the service of the lordship, to conduct the proceedings with her. The nobility, however, has the peasants fired upon. The peasants retreat and start to organize an uprising. In the castle they prepare their defence. Even Jeroným Výrava, who is in love with Countess Sylvie, is posted as a sentry. Jeroným has pledged to protect her and remains despite his promise to his father that he would come to support the peasants. The elder Výrava waits in vain for his son. In desperation he returns to the fortress and shoots his son. Later he gives the peasants the command to attack. At the moment when the emperor's reinforcements are arriving Karmín is also shot dead. Jeroným, who has only been wounded by his father, is eventually killed as well. The peasants are overpowered and several sentenced to a public punishment of 100 lashes. The proud Jan Výrava has a stroke and dies before being disgraced by the punishment. The other peasants are set free; the era of statutory labour has come to an end.
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Cast
Zdeněk Štěpánek
sedlák Jan Výrava
Stanislav Strnad
Jeroným, Výravův syn
Ladislav Brom
Václav, Výravův syn
Gustav Hilmar
Kyral
Helena Bušová
Bětuška, Kyralova dcera
Eduard Kohout
helvita Dvořák, emigrant
Jiří Steimar
hrabě Roveredo
Blanka Waleská
komtesa Sylvie
Slávka Procházková
komtesa Kristina
Karel Jičínský
ředitel panství Karmín
Jiří Plachý
setník Charvát
Vladimír Řepa
vojín Maršálek
Vladimír Hlavatý
bláznivý Martínek
Miloš Hajský
revoltující sedlák
Marie Nademlejnská
vesničanka
Marie Pilská
vesničanka
Marie Přikrylová
vesničanka
Darja Hajská
vesničanka
Karel Šott
rychtář Matouš
Karel Dvořák
voják
Josef Oliak
komorník
Fráňa Vajner
dráb-hlasatel
Vladimír Pospíšil-Born
šlechtický násilník
Rudolf Vašíček
dirigent
Alfred Baštýř
šlechtic
Jaroslav Bráška
šlechtický pověřenec
Gina Hašler
sedlák
Karel Veverka
sedlák
Eduard Ševčík
sedlák
Anna Soběská
žena rychtáře Matouše
Marie Špičková
vesničanka
J. Galbavý
J. Koníčková
J. Mikeš
Fuchsová
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Walter Schorsch, Antonín Kubový, Otakar Růžička (adept režie)
Based on
František Adolf Šubert (Jan Výrava – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Selected Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Ukolébavka)
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Otakar Pařík)
Choreographer
Songs
Ukolébavka
Song Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Singer Slávka Procházková
Povstaň, povstaň, lide selský
Song Composer E. F. Burian
Writer of Lyrics E. F. Burian
Singer Pěvecký sbor Radiojournalu
Production info
Original Title
Jan Výrava
Czech Title
Jan Výrava
English Title
Jan Výrava
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1937
Production Year
1937
Production specifications
start of filming 16 August 1937
end of filming 12 September 1937
date of censorship 11/1937 (kulturně-výchovný)
withdrawal from distribution 09/1939
date of censorship 09/1939 (neschváleno do distribuce)
date of censorship 13 September 1945 (konec povolení k promítání 13. 9. 1946)
withdrawal from distribution 09/1946
date of censorship 1948 (neschváleno do distribuce)
withdrawal from distribution 23 December 1948
Premiere
premiere 28 January 1938 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Praha /1 týden/ a Světozor /1 týden/, Praha)
renewed premiere 21 September 1945 /suitable for youths/
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Projektor (původní 1938), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
81 min
Original length in metres
2 310 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Event: Státní záruky Československé vlády na výrobu filmů
1937
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Projektor
