For a Friend
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1940Production year
1940Premiere
31 January 1941Runtime
82 minDirector
Miroslav CikánCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Pro kamarádaCzech title
Pro kamarádaEnglish title
For a FriendProtectorate parallel title
Für den KameradenSynopsis
Miner Václav Pešek is about to be married to Marie. His frivolous friend Jan Dlabal, also a former beau of Maria, arrives in town. Marie still loves him and allows herself to be persuaded to go with him to Prague and become his wife. Pešek is deeply hurt at her betrayal. Dlabal works as a cab driver and he commits an offence for which he is sent to prison. Marie is left alone with her little daughter and she returns to her home town. When Dlabal is released from prison, he is a new man. He works as a miner and throws himself into the hardest tasks. He is an exemplary husband and father, and the miners accept him as one of the crowd. Only Pešek cannot forgive him and even speaks of revenge. One day the two of them are working in a particularly dangerous section of the mine. Suddenly the timber supports give way and crush Dlabal's hand. Pešek realises that, if he ran away now, he would be sentencing Dlabal to death, and his hatred evaporates. He cuts off the crushed hand, takes his friend to a safe place and thus saves his life.
Photos
Cast
Theodor Pištěk
hostinský Josef Dlabal
Ladislav Boháč
řidič Jan, Dlabalův syn
Jaroslav Vojta
havíř Antonín Topinka
Hana Vítová
Marie, Topinkova dcera, později Dlabalová
Jan Pivec
havíř Václav Pešek
Anna Letenská
teta Pavla
Stella Májová
Tynča
Rudolf Hrušínský
havíř Jindra Coufal, Tynčin chlapec
Eman Fiala
havíř Dušek
Vladimír Šmeral
havíř Karel Novák
Marie Norrová
Anička, Novákova žena
Jiří Steimar
primář nemocnice
Věra Horníková
Emilka, dcera Marie
Václav Trégl
opilý host v baru
Slávka Rosenbergová
šatnářka v baru
Karel Máj
vrchní v baru
Vlasta Podrabská
tanečnice v baru
Josef Kemr
číšník v baru
Míla Spazierová-Hezká
zpěvačka Jiřinka
Hermína Vojtová
Černá, žena havíře
Jitka Dušková
Emilka, dcera Dlabalových
Bolek Prchal
závodní
Lumír Blahník
jeden ze tří králů
Jiří Blahník
jeden ze tří králů
Jindřich Fiala
flašinetář/havíř
Vladimír Smíchovský
flašinetář
Jaroslav Sadílek
detektiv
Rudolf Hrušínský st.
šichtař na dole
Antonín Šolc
havíř penzista
Miloš Šubrt
havíř
Antonín Jirsa
havíř
František Filipovský
advokátní koncipient
Zdenka Palečková-Maschová
Anička, dívka se džbánem
Jaroslav Malina
dirigent
Orchestr Jaroslava Maliny
orchestr
Orchestr Prokopa Korejse
havířská kapela
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Ladislav Jílek (Pro kamaráda – rozhlasová hra)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Václav Dražil, Karel Feix (ředitel výroby)
Consultant
Miroslav Rutte (jazykový poradce)
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Josef Stelibský), Dechový orchestr Jana Milinovského (Music Conducted by Josef Stelibský), Orchestr Jaroslava Maliny (Music Conducted by Jaroslav Malina), Orchestr Prokopa Korejse (Music Conducted by Prokop Korejs)
Songs
Má milá /S láskou je soužení/ (valčík)
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Mottl
Singer Setleři
Možná, že ne, časem se zapomene
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Mottl
Singer Bajo trio
Hledám ke svému stínu stín /Hledám stís/ (waltz)
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Mottl
Singer Míla Spazierová-Hezká
Já to dneska platím /Hrajte mi tu mou/ (polka)
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Mottl
My tři králové jdeme k vám
Singer Jiří BlahníkLumír Blahník
Příbramák
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Production info
Original Title
Pro kamaráda
Czech Title
Pro kamaráda
English Title
For a Friend
Protectorate Parallel Title
Für den Kameraden
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1940
Production Year
1940
Production specifications
start of filming 17 October 1940
end of filming 11/1940
date of censorship 24 January 1941 (kulturně-výchovný)
date of censorship 1943 (predikáty „uznáníhodný film“ a „film pro Den hrdinů“)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
date of censorship 06/1945 (konec povolení k promítání 13. 6. 1944)
withdrawal from distribution 29 May 1947
Premiere
premiere 31 January 1941 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Adrie /2 týdny/ a Kapitol /3 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 6 July 1945 /unsuitable for youths/
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Nationalfilm (původní 1941), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
82 min
Original length in metres
2 330 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Visatone
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech, German
