Alena
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1947Production year
1947Premiere
8 August 1947Runtime
94 minDirector
Miroslav CikánCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
AlenaCzech title
AlenaEnglish title
AlenaSynopsis
Master armourer Tomáš has young wife Alena, of whom he is very jealous. One day the ruler of town sees Alena and decides to win her over for himself. To get a free hand for his love affairs, he sends Master Tomáš to acquire more skills in Flanders. Jealous husband does not know how to secure fidelity of his beautiful wife while he is away, and finally accepts aid of the devil, to whom he signs his soul as a reward. Devil in the disguise of Master Ondřej works in Tomáš's workshop and protects Alena against various courtiers and the ruler of town. But finally he falls in love with Alena himself and becomes her lover. For his love he is punished by losing his supernatural powers, and so does not attract Alena any more. And when after three months Tomáš returns back, Alena swears she gave her body and soul to the devil only to save her own husband. By this confession she frees Tomáš from the deal with devil, but at the same time condemns herself to hell. Devil gained her soul as a replacement for that of Tomáš, and can return back to his fellow fiends. All that is left of lady Alena is just a black hole in the ceiling.
Photos
Cast
Vladimír Řepa
platnéř Tomáš
Miluše Zoubková
Alena, Tomášova žena
Vítězslav Vejražka
ďábel alias Ondřej z Týnce
Terezie Brzková
chůva a kuchařka Háta
Vladimír Hlavatý
zlatník Mikuláš
Jana Romanová
Markéta, Mikulášova žena
Rudolf Hrušínský
tovaryš Matěj
Vladimír Leraus
pán města
Bedřich Vrbský
radní Martin
Rudolf Deyl ml.
otec Hilarius
Felix le Breux
komoří
Lola Skrbková
žebračka
Vladimír Ráž
student
Miloš Nesvadba
syn radního
Josef Maršálek
páže
Oleg Reif
učedník Jirka
Libor Baptista
učedník Bertík
Jindřich Fiala
mrzák žebrák
Karel Svoboda
ranhojič
Jaroslav Zrotal
řezník Jašek
Irena Kačírková
dívka v okně
Josef Pehr
čert
Bohuslav Kupšovský
slepý žebrák
Václav Švec
šenkýř
Marie Blažková
zákaznice u řezníka
Bohumír Brunclík
zbrojnoš
Karel Hynek
student
Josef Kemr
mladík na ulici
Jaroslav Orlický
sluha na zámku
Karolína Vávrová
stará žebračka
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Based on
František Kubka (Alena – povídka z knihy Karlštejnské vigilie)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
René Elstner (fotograf), Antonín Frič (fotograf), Jiří Lehovec
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Otakar Pařík)
Production info
Original Title
Alena
Czech Title
Alena
English Title
Alena
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1947
Production Year
1947
Production specifications
start of filming 11 February 1947
end of filming 05/1947
date of censorship 16 July 1947 (konec povolení k promítání 16. 7. 1952)
withdrawal from distribution 30 September 1976
Premiere
premiere 8 August 1947 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Letka /3 týdny/, Lucerna /2 týdny/ a Metro /2 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 5 March 1954 /unsuitable for youths/
renewed premiere 4 April 1969 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Státní půjčovna filmů (původní 1947), Rozdělovna filmů Československého státního filmu (obnovená 1954), Ústřední půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1969)
Creative Group
Výrobní skupina Zdeňka Reimanna, Zdeněk Reimann (vedoucí výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
94 min
Original length in metres
2 676 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Event: Aprobační komise pro schvalování českých filmů
1947
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Ferdinand Pečenka
Vítěz
Event: Aprobační komise pro schvalování českých filmů
1947
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Vítěz
Event: Aprobační komise pro schvalování českých filmů
1947
Praha / Czechoslovakia
František Kubka
Vítěz
Event: Aprobační komise pro schvalování českých filmů
1947
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Dalibor C. Vačkář
