The Girl from Beskydy Mountains
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1944Production year
1944Premiere
27 October 1944Runtime
85 minDirector
František ČápCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Děvčica z BeskydCzech title
Děvčica z BeskydEnglish title
The Girl from Beskydy MountainsProtectorate parallel title
BergmaidWorking title
Děvucha z BeskydSynopsis
In the solitude of the Beskydy mountains live Vavruš Cagala and Cyril Hanulík and their families. Vavruš and Cyril are hard-working lumberjacks and foremen. Cagala's daughter Terezka is fond of Tomáš Hanulík. But also Pavel Zgabaj, son of the owner of companies in the valley, likes her. Cyril Hanulík is jealous about his wife Heva and wrongly suspects her of being unfaithful. Francek whom Heva loved before marrying avenges himself on Hanulíks: he sets fire to their beehives but the fire spreads to Cagala's hayloft. From that time on, the Cagala family is pursued by misfortune. They lose a horse and timber, and old Zgabaj demands back the money he leant them. He will relent only on condition that Terezka marries his son Pavel. Cagala does not want his daughter to sacrifice herself in this way. Terezka sneaks onto the Zbagajs' estate where she observes their tricks and an attempt to commit fraud with bills of exchange. On the urgings of an old woman, Francek's brother Vincek compensates the Cagala family for the losses incurred by the arson. Cagala can then pay back the loan and Terezka can marry Tomáš.
Note
According to the information of the regional historian Irča Drápalová-Kulišťáková inhabitants from Hážovice, Tylovice and Rožnov lent the actors folk costumes, accessories, boots and other things (in all 369 items).
Photos
Cast
Jaroslav Vojta
dřevař Vavruš Cagala
Marie Nademlejnská
Filoména, Cagalova žena
Terezie Brzková
stařenka Cagalová
Marie Glázrová
Terezka, nejstarší dcera Cagalových
Vladimír Salač
Ondra, syn Cagalových
Otomar Korbelář
dřevař Cyril Hanulík
Jiřina Štěpničková
Heva, Hanulíkova žena
Gustav Nezval
Tomáš, Cyrilův syn z prvního manželství
Gustav Hilmar
sedlák Zgabaj
Jiří Dohnal
Pavel, Zgabajův syn
František Kreuzmann
sedlák Vincek Kapralík
Vítězslav Vejražka
Francek, Vinckův bratr
Růžena Šlemrová
Rozárka, Vinckova žena
Vladimír Řepa
majitel pily Slaměný
Jan W. Speerger
dřevař Jura
Alois Dvorský
účetní na pile
Elena Hálková
Rozka, děvečka u Zgabajů
Jaroslav Zrotal
milý děvečky Rozky
František V. Kučera
dřevař
Václav Dědek
hostinský
Radana Vojtová
dcera Cagalových
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Miloslav J. Sousedík (Paprádná nenaříká – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Jaroslav Niklas, Vilém Brož (ředitel výroby)
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
Jan Samec (lyžařství), Miloš Kulišťák (jazykový poradce)
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf), Karel Hájek (fotograf), Arno Pařík (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Songs
Ta naše lavečka už se polámala
Tráva neroste enem za vodú
Singer mužský sbor
Kúlalo se, kúlalo, červené jablečko
Singer Elena Hálková
Production info
Original Title
Děvčica z Beskyd
Czech Title
Děvčica z Beskyd
English Title
The Girl from Beskydy Mountains
Protectorate Parallel Title
Bergmaid
Working Title
Děvucha z Beskyd
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1944
Production Year
1944
Production specifications
start of filming 3 January 1944
end of filming 10 August 1944
date of censorship 24 October 1944 (predikáty „umělecky hodnotný film“ a „film pro Den hrdinů“)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
date of censorship 5 June 1945 (konec povolení k promítání 4. 6. 1946)
date of censorship 23 May 1946 (konec povolení k promítání 30. 11. 1946)
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1948
Premiere
premiere 27 October 1944 /suitable for youths/ (kina Adria /3 týdny/, Kapitol /3 týdny/ a Lucerna /3 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 14 June 1945 /suitable for youths/
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Laboratories
Distribution
Lucernafilm (původní 1944), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
85 min
Original length in metres
2 424 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
