Tall, Broad and Sharp-Eyes-Sighted

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1942

Production year

1941—1942

Premiere

neproběhla

Runtime

90 min

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Film state

partially realised project

Original title

Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký

Czech title

Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký

English title

Tall, Broad and Sharp-Eyes-Sighted

Protectorate parallel title

Der Lange, der Dicke und der Scharfäugige

Summary

Unfinished film.

Synopsis

A cheerful musical fairy tale about three musicians called Tall, Broad and Sharp-Eyes-Sighted and their adventures. Together they wander around the world and help the prince to find a bride who is kept prisoner by an evil wizard. (Based on press reports of the time)

Note

Only costume rehearsals were filmed, initially also with Stanislav Neumann as Sharp-Eyes-Sighted. Josef Střecha was originally intended to be the cameraman and the cast consisted of Jaroslav Marvan, Jan Pivec and Hana Vítová. Constant difficulties with the German authorities, who saw traces of political allegories and allusions in the film, led in September 1943 to the production company's final decision to take the film off the production schedule. At the turn of 1945 and 1946, the state production briefly considered restarting the project. A two-minute sound camera rehearsal of the costumes still exists, with the trio of the main actors, Jindřich Plachta, František Černý and Ladislav Pešek playing brass instruments.

Cast

Ladislav Pešek

Bystrozraký

František Smolík

dobrotivý král

Karel Hradilák

černokněžník

Anna Letenská

Honzova máma

Zorka Janů

Bětuška, dcera hostinského U Hroznu, princova láska

Crew and creators

Based on

Karel Jaromír Erben (Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký – pohádka)

Director of Photography

Ferdinand Pečenka

Production Designer

Jan Zázvorka

Costume Designer

Jiří Trnka

Production Manager

Václav Dražil, Karel Feix (ředitel výroby)

Cooperation

Jaroslav Mach

Music

Music Composed by

Julius Kalaš

Locations

Roztoky u Prahy

Production info

Original Title

Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký

Czech Title

Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký

English Title

Tall, Broad and Sharp-Eyes-Sighted

Protectorate Parallel Title

Der Lange, der Dicke und der Scharfäugige

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

partially realised project

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1942

Production Year

1941—1942

Production specifications

date of censorship nepředloženo cenzuře

Premiere

premiere neproběhla

Distribution slogan

no caption

Production

Nationalfilm

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Laboratories

Pragfilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

90 min

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