House Outside Town

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1942

Production year

1942

Runtime

14 min

Director

Walter Sent

Category

film

Genre

drama, educational

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Dům za městem

Czech title

Dům za městem

English title

House Outside Town

Protectorate parallel title

Das Haus hinter der Stadt

Synopsis

An adolescent boy is roaming the streets. He tries to steal a bicycle and is arrested by a policeman. He is taken from the court to an institute of correction. At night he tries to escape, but winds up in a greenhouse where the flowering plants fascinate him. He creeps back into the institute. He has the opportunity to learn tailoring, cabinet making, shoe repairing and other crafts. He chooses gardening. After some time he is awarded a certificate of proficiency, which will allow him a new and better future.

Cast

Antonín Jedlička

napravený mladík

Jindřich Fiala

mistr odborného výcviku

chovanci Vychovatelny hlavního města Prahy

chovanci ústavu

Commentary

Crew and creators

Director

Walter Sent

Screenstory

Walter Sent

Screenplay

Walter Sent

Commentary by

Walter Sent

Director of Photography

Jaroslav Tuzar, Bohumil Vích

Film Editor

Jindřich Fiala

Production Manager

Ludvík Guba

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Kratochvíl

Production info

Original Title

Dům za městem

Czech Title

Dům za městem

English Title

House Outside Town

Protectorate Parallel Title

Das Haus hinter der Stadt

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama, educational

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1942

Production Year

1942

Production specifications

start of filming 11 February 1942
date of censorship 14 August 1942 (kulturně-výchovný)
date of censorship 1943 (predikáty „uznáníhodný film“ a „film pro Den hrdinů“)
date of censorship 22 February 1945 (predikáty „uznáníhodný film“, „lidově vzdělavatelský film“ a „film pro Den hrdinů“ /němá 16mm verze/)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945

Premiere

premiere 08/1942 /suitable for youths/
renewed premiere 02/1945 /suitable for youths/ (němá 16mm verze)

Production

Guba-film

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Lucernafilm (původní 1942), Zenit Film Praha (obnovená 1945 /němá 16mm verze/)

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

14 min

Original length in metres

380 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 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