Gabriela
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1941Production year
1941Premiere
13 February 1942Runtime
79 minDirector
Miroslav J. KrňanskýCategory
filmGenre
drama, psychologicalTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
GabrielaCzech title
GabrielaEnglish title
GabrielaProtectorate parallel title
GabrieleSynopsis
Gabriela Tuzarová is still deeply in love with her husband Petr despite the fact that he has turned cold to her. Petr is an accountant in a printing house and secretly speculates on the stock exchange. He maintains a relationship with the proprietress of the firm, Ms. Šeborová. He loses Gabriela's dowry through speculating, borrows 30,000 crowns from the firm's funds and even loses this. The famous maestro Štěpán Tuzar, Petr's brother, comes to Prague. He is enchanted with Gabriela. There is going to be an audit of the accounts at the printing house. Petr, who has envied his brother's success his whole life, controls himself and asks him for some money. For his love for Gabriela Štěpán resolves to help out his brother. Petr decides to divorce his wife and through marriage with Ms. Šeborová acquire a share in the printing house. He notifies Gabriela of his decision at the moment the young woman has renounced Štěpán's love. The desperate Gabriela prepares to poison herself and writes a farewell letter. Petr, however, recovers his senses and contritely returns home. By mistake he drinks the prepared poison and is carried off to the hospital. In the course of being treated he once again realizes the value of Gabriela's character and her love.
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Cast
Marie Glázrová
Gabriela Tuzarová
Karel Höger
pokladník Petr Tuzar, Gabrielin muž
Vladimír Leraus
dirigent Štěpán Tuzar, Petrův bratr
Zdeňka Baldová
hospodyně u Tuzarů Žofka
Jiří Steimar
Štěpánův společník Michal
Marie Rosůlková
majitelka tiskárny Irena Šeborová
Jindřich Plachta
učitel hudby Kudrna
Vladimír Salač
student hudby Jindříšek
Theodor Pištěk
podvodný bankéř Palous
Josef Gruss
účetní Carda
František Filipovský
účetní František Kalista
Ada Dohnal
revizor účtů
Bohuš Záhorský
revizor účtů
F. X. Mlejnek
listonoš
Alois Dvorský
strojmistr
Karel Kolár
faktor v tiskárně Matoušek
Karel Máj
redaktor Marek
František Lašek
muž v kavárně
Miloš Šubrt
muž v kavárně
Slávka Rosenbergová
žena v kavárně
Emanuel Kovařík
zlodějíček
Antonín Jirsa
nosič
Vladimír Štros
recepční v hotelu
František Paul
hlídač na stavbě
Světla Svozilová
otravná paní na večírku
Ada Karlovský
host na večírku
Emma Kubalová
host na večírku
Bohumil Langer
host na večírku
Jaroslav Hladík
host na večírku
Josef Dvorský
host na večírku
Jiřina Hladíková
host na večírku
Hugo Huška
host na večírku
Milena Velíšková
posluchačka koncertu
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Miroslav J. Krňanský, Vladimír Neff (dialogy)
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Václav Dražil, Karel Feix (ředitel výroby)
Consultant
Miroslav Haller (jazykový poradce)
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Selected Music
Ludwig van Beethoven (Sonáta cis moll Měsíční svit), Antonín Dvořák (Předehra Karneval)
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Jaroslav KřičkaMiloš Smatek), Česká filharmonie
Production info
Original Title
Gabriela
Czech Title
Gabriela
English Title
Gabriela
Protectorate Parallel Title
Gabriele
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama, psychological
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1941
Production Year
1941
Production specifications
start of filming 16 September 1941
end of filming 10/1941
date of censorship 27 January 1942 (kulturně-výchovný)
date of censorship 1943 (predikáty „umělecky hodnotný film“ a „uznáníhodný film“)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
date of censorship 20 September 1945 (konec povolení k promítání 20. 9. 1946)
date of censorship 13 September 1946 (konec povolení k promítání 13. 3. 1947)
withdrawal from distribution 13 September 1947
projection approval 01/1969
withdrawal from distribution 1 September 1974
Premiere
premiere 13 February 1942 /suitable for youths/ (kina Adria /2 týdny/, Lucerna /3 týdny/ a Phönix /3 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 11 October 1945 /unsuitable for youths/
renewed premiere 7 February 1969 /unsuitable for youths/
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Nationalfilm (původní 1942), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945), Ústřední půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1969)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
79 min
Original length in metres
2 450 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
