Two Weeks of Happiness
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1940Production year
1940Premiere
29 November 1940Runtime
96 minDirector
Vladimír SlavínskýCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Dva týdny štěstíCzech title
Dva týdny štěstíEnglish title
Two Weeks of HappinessProtectorate parallel title
Zwei Wochen GlückSynopsis
The young clerk Marta Urbanová wins a fortnight's holiday in a luxury hotel. When she is looking for the typing room she accidently finds herself in the apartment of the Minister of Finance who mistakes her for the typist. The Minister's secretary Diviš asks her to stay to take a dictation, and Marta agrees. During the work, the tired minister falls asleep. When he wakes up, he asks Marta to make sure his nap remains a "state secret". Diviš wants to know what the minister dictated to Marta and so he accompanies Marta wherever she goes. After a while the two begin to fall in love. In a restaurant Marta makes the acquaintance of the irritable Mr Novák whom she believes to be another of the winners. She persuades him to try not to abuse the benevolence of the hotel staff who had a whip-round to collect the money for the prizes. She does not realise that Novák is, in fact, the director general of a bank, here on holiday incognito. Novák grows fond of this sincere girl and soon lets her views influence his decisions. Novák supports the construction of the undeground in Prague with a loan from his bank. The hotel staff later hold a grand engagement party for Marta and Diviš.
Photos
Cast
Adina Mandlová
úřednice Marta Urbanová
Rudolf Deyl st.
ministr financí
Raoul Schránil
ministrův tajemník dr. Diviš
Jaroslav Marvan
generální ředitel Spojených bank Cyril Novák
Miloš Nedbal
sekční šéf
Bedřich Veverka
redaktor Kudrna
František Vnouček
redaktor Molenda
Miloslav Svoboda
fotoreportér Víšek
Ferenc Futurista
hostinský
Vladimír Řepa
noční vrátný
Bolek Prchal
denní vrátný
František Paul
vrchní číšník
Marie Blažková
matka Marty
Emanuel Hříbal
účetní Karel Novák
Jiří Vondrovič
číšník
Vladimír Salač
liftboy Pepík
Karel Máj
vrchní číšník ve vinárně
Jarmila Holmová
Martina přítelkyně Máňa
Fanda Mrázek
automechanik
Karel Roden
ředitel hotelu
Bohuš Záhorský
ředitel banky
Marie Nademlejnská
úřednice u ministra
Helena Hradecká
úřednice u ministra
František Černý
vrchní kuchař
Vladimír Štros
řidič u ředitele Nováka Ferdinand
Antonín Frič
vrátný
Miroslav Rudlof
host v baru
Hugo Huška
host v baru
František V. Kučera
host v baru
Gabriel Hart
rybář
Oldřich Kovář
zpěvák
Setleři
pěvecký sbor
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Josef Dobeš)
Songs
Láska je věčná (tango)
Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics František Kudrna
Singer SetleřiOldřich Kovář
Sedí muška na stěně
Production info
Original Title
Dva týdny štěstí
Czech Title
Dva týdny štěstí
English Title
Two Weeks of Happiness
Protectorate Parallel Title
Zwei Wochen Glück
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1940
Production Year
1940
Production specifications
start of filming 2 September 1940
end of filming 29 September 1940
date of censorship 8 November 1940 (kulturně-výchovný)
date of censorship 1943 (predikát „uznáníhodný film“)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
Premiere
premiere 29 November 1940 /suitable for youths/ (kina Blaník /2 týdny/ a Světozor /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
96 min
Original length in metres
2 746 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, German
