A Little Story
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1945Production year
1945Premiere
3 May 1946Runtime
22 minDirector
Bořivoj ZemanCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Malá historieCzech title
Malá historieEnglish title
A Little StoryWorking title
ČeškaSynopsis
Young husband and wife Pavla and Karel Urban return from the country to their flat in Prague during the period of Nazi terror following the assassination of Acting Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia Heydrich. Gestapo agents arrest Karel during the night accusing him of distributing leaflets. The investigating officer tries to persuade the young woman to tell him the names of her husband's accomplices. Pavla almost believes his promise that Karel will be released. She overcomes her moment of weakness and when her husband is executed without trial, she joins the resistance movement.
Note
Film was released in distribution together with the short film The Mother's Day 1945 (1945, directed by K. M. Walló) and the British medium length title Before the Raid (1944; directed by Jiří Weiss) under the joint title Occupation Trilogy.
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Cast
Jana Dítětová
Pavla Urbanová
Václav Voska
Karel Urban, Pavlin muž
Josef Beyvl
odbojový pracovník
František Šlégr
gestapák Wunderlich
Otylie Beníšková
stará žena na chodbě, matka zatčeného Františka
Oldřich Panoš
syn Urbanových v Pavlině vizi
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
žáci a kurzisté Československého filmového ústavu
Music
Music Composed by
Production info
Original Title
Malá historie
Czech Title
Malá historie
English Title
A Little Story
Working Title
Češka
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1945
Production Year
1945
Production specifications
start of filming 29 October 1945 (ateliéry)
end of filming 29 November 1945 (ateliéry)
date of censorship 30 January 1946 (konec povolení k promítání 30. 1. 1951)
withdrawal from distribution 15 December 1950
Premiere
premiere 3 May 1946 /suitable for youths/ (kino Moskva /1 týden/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Creative Group
Pracovní skupina Miloslava Procházky, Miloslav Procházka (šéf pracovní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
22 min
Original length in metres
645 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, German
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
