The Green Notebook
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1948Production year
1948Premiere
3 June 1949Runtime
85 minDirector
Josef MachCategory
filmGenre
childrenTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Zelená knížkaCzech title
Zelená knížkaEnglish title
The Green NotebookSynopsis
The year 1931 brought a climax to the world's economic crisis. It affected also the inhabitants of an old periphery house. The men are unemployed and their wives have to shop on credit at the local shopkeeper Bočan, who is at the same time the owner of the house. Bočan is far from a philathropist. He would loan money, but only at a usurious interest. He would sell on credit, but would always add few crowns to the amount owed. And all this he records into a green book which is the apple of his eye. The customers suspect that Bočan steals on them but have no proof, and thus they simply have to pay more. Frantík, the grandson of the poor Severýn, who gives a helping hand in the shop on holidays, reveals Bočan's swindles and seizes the green book. He also finds out that Bočan is moreover a receiver of stolen merchandise. Thanks to Frantík, the policeman Brejcha who had suspected Bočan of wrongdoing for a long time finds out about Bočan's swindles and middleman activites, and takes him to a police station.
Note
On January 7, 1949, the film was shown in thirty provincial cinemas before its Prague première.
Photos
Cast
Eduard Linkers
obchodník Karel Bočan
Světla Svozilová
Růžena, Bočanova žena
Stanislav Neumann
děda Severýn
Otto Krčka
Frantík, Severýnův vnuk
L. H. Struna
automechanik Václav Kolísko
Ivan Jandl
Jarka, Kolískův syn
Jaroslav Mareš
řidič Josef Urbanec
Jiří Plachý
strážník Brejcha
Marie Nademlejnská
Bílková
Jana Hrdličková
Božka, dcera Bílkové
Antonín Mikulič
Olda Náhlík
Anna Gabrielová
Oldova matka
Richard Záhorský
otec Náhlík
Josef Chvalina
nezaměstnaný Jelínek
František Holar
nezaměstnaný Jarda Klečka
Jarmila Krulišová
Klečková
Drahomíra Fialková
nájemnice Jelínková, Bočanova zákaznice
Josef Kemr
zloděj s kufrem
Eva Havlová
nájemnice
Antonín Jirsa
závozník Kovář
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Václav Řezáč (Poplach v Kovářské uličce – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
Václav Hojda (fotograf), Petr Zora (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Otakar Pařík)
Production info
Original Title
Zelená knížka
Czech Title
Zelená knížka
English Title
The Green Notebook
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
children
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1948
Production Year
1948
Production specifications
end of filming 25 May 1948
date of censorship 19 November 1948 (konec povolení k promítání 19. 11. 1953)
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990
Premiere
preview 7 January 1949 (mimopražská kina)
premiere 3 June 1949 /suitable for youths/ (kino Blaník /3 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
VII. výrobní skupina Řezáč – Fábera – Šmída, Miloslav Fábera (umělecký šéf VII. výrobní skupiny), Václav Řezáč (umělecký šéf VII. výrobní skupiny), Bohumil Šmída (produkční šéf VII. výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
85 min
Original length in metres
2 419 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
