The Bells of Prague

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1939

Production year

1939

Runtime

11 min

Category

film

Genre

illustration of song

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Zvony nad Prahou

Czech title

Zvony nad Prahou

English title

The Bells of Prague

Protectorate parallel title

Die Glocken über Prag

Note

The film was banned by the censorship.

Crew and creators

Screenplay

Záviš Sobotka

Director of Photography

Josef Rudolf Zika

Music

Music Composed by

John Gollwell

Songs

Dobrú noc, má milá, dobrú noc

Singer mužský hlas

ukolébavka

Singer ženský hlas

Production info

Original Title

Zvony nad Prahou

Czech Title

Zvony nad Prahou

English Title

The Bells of Prague

Protectorate Parallel Title

Die Glocken über Prag

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

illustration of song

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1939

Production Year

1939

Production specifications

date of censorship 12/1939 (neschváleno do distribuce)
date of censorship 8 December 1941 (neschváleno do distribuce)

Premiere

premiere (neproběhla)

Production

Zdar Film Praha

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Zdar Film Praha

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

11 min

Original length in metres

330 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

Opening/End credits languages

Czech