The Virgin
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1940Production year
1940Premiere
2 August 1940Runtime
82 minDirector
František ČápCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
PannaCzech title
PannaEnglish title
The VirginProtectorate parallel title
Die JungfrauSynopsis
Mrs Piskořová, co-owner of an insolvent boarding house, forces her daughter Klára into a marriage with the wealthy elderly architect Kacík who has recently left his wife. Klára, however, loves the waiter Prokop who, unbeknown to her, is in fact a mining engineer. No-one is aware of the fact that Klára's land, thought to be worthless, contains a valuable coal deposit. The fraudulent banker Jonát discovers this fact and intends acquiring this land by marrying Klára. Kacík's daughter Milena arrives at the boarding house in an attempt to appease her parents. She also asks her father to urge Jonát to cancel the suspect contracts which threaten her dowry. Mr and Mrs Piskoř try to make Klára decide which of the two she will marry, the architect or the banker. Her answer that it is too late is mistakenly interpreted by her parents who then demand to know who has seduced her. A map of Klára's land is discovered which Jonát had been hiding and which reveals why he wanted to marry her. Kacík forces him to return Milena's dowry and then goes off to see his wife. Klára explains that she is not pregnant and she is finally able to marry her beloved Prokop.
Note
The first performance of the film was held on the 3rd of July 1940 on the festival Filmové žně in Zlín.
Photos
Cast
Věra Ferbasová
Klára Piskořová
Saša Rašilov
majitel penzionu Piskoř, otec Kláry
Antonie Nedošinská
Piskořová, matka Kláry
Božena Šustrová
Slávka, Piskořova neteř
Jiří Steimar
architekt Kacík
Marie Rosůlková
Kacíkova žena
Sylva Langová
Milena, dcera Kacíkových
Raoul Schránil
policejní komisař dr. Karel Čermák, Milenin snoubenec
Jiří Vondrovič
Ing. Prokop Čermák, Karlův bratr
Čeněk Šlégl
bankéř Viktor Jonát
František Roland
policejní inspektor Roškot
Vítězslav Boček
porodník MUDr. Jaroslav Hlaváček
Vladimír Salač
Ferda, pikolík v penzionu
Jan W. Speerger
Václav, sluha v penzionu
Jindřich Láznička
vrchní číšník v penzionu
Milena Velíšková
panská v penzionu
Hugo Huška
host v penzionu
Jaroslav Sadílek
Horšák, úředník u bankéře Jonáta
Alois Dvorský
sluha u bankéře Jonáta
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
František Zavřel (Panna – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Titles Designed by
Production Manager
Cooperation
Jaroslav Balzar (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr R. A. Dvorského (Music Conducted by R. A. DvorskýJulius Kalaš)
Songs
Proč není žádnou záhadou
Song Composer Julius Kalaš
Singer Inka ZemánkováVěra Ferbasová [dab]
Production info
Original Title
Panna
Czech Title
Panna
English Title
The Virgin
Protectorate Parallel Title
Die Jungfrau
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1940
Production Year
1940
Production specifications
start of filming 4 April 1940
end of filming 23 April 1940
date of censorship 24 June 1940 (kulturně-výchovný)
date of censorship 1943 (predikát „uznáníhodný film“)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
date of censorship 10/1945 (neschváleno do distribuce)
Premiere
festival premiere 3 July 1940 (1. Filmové žně 1940 Zlín)
premiere 2 August 1940 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Adrie /2 týdny/ a Lucerna /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
82 min
Original length in metres
2 335 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
Awards
Vítěz
Exhibition: 1. Filmové žně 1940 Zlín
1940
Zlín / Czechoslovakia
Lucernafilm s.r.o.
