Hawk Versus Turtle-Dove
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1953Production year
1952—1953Premiere
27 November 1953Runtime
104 minDirector
Vladimír BorskýCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Jestřáb kontra HrdličkaCzech title
Jestřáb kontra HrdličkaEnglish title
Hawk Versus Turtle-DoveSynopsis
After the death of the lord of Supov, inspector Hrdlička is fired from the castle. He moves to Prague with his wife and daughters Irena and Julča. He hopes to find a lucrative position here, and the wife hopes that in Prague she will find a rich husband for Irena. But fortune is not smiling on Hrdlička, and the high expenses that the wife and Irena make get him into debt with the usurer Jestřáb. From the entire family, only Julča manages to cope with the misfortune and works, although she very much misses the gardener Karel who stayed at Supov. Hrdlička can't even pay the interest on his loans and after a while Jestřáb arrives at their house for inspection. There, he sees the beautiful Julča, and is prepared to defer Hrdlička's payment if Julča becomes his son's governess. Julča agrees to this to save her father and goes to Supov which Jestřáb has bought. Here, Jestřáb is harassing her one evening. Karel interferes and they are both fired. The situation with the Hrdlička family in Prague has become even worse in the meantime. The hoped for positions have melted away and Hrdlička lost another 100 guldens which he payed to a fake employment agent. Hrdlička shoots himself in despair. His wife and Irena end up as courtesans and are arrested for card-sharping. Only Julča and Karel are determined to live to see happier times together.
Note
Ota Hofman dramatized the story while he was still at FAMU. Vladimír Borský also wrote the screenplay while at FAMU. The Role Jestřáb was originally played by Jiří Plachý. After his unexplained death (on December 2nd, 1952) Jaroslav Marvan took over his role. Plachý´s last completed role thus became Josef Roškot in Moon Over the River.
Photos
Cast
František Smolík
inspektor v. v. F. J. Hrdlička
Jaroslav Marvan
lichvář Jestřáb
Vlasta Fabianová
Hermína, Hrdličkova žena, rozená z Podvalských
Taťána Vavřincová
Irena, dcera Hrdličkových
Vlasta Fialová
Julie, dcera Hrdličkových
Jan Pivec
podvodník Romanov
František Kreuzmann
advokát JUDr. Zamotal
Josef Bek
zahradník Karel Šimák
Jiří Steimar
továrník hrabě Supovský
Eva Klenová
hraběnka Supovská
Zdeněk Kryzánek
hrabě Walewský, Romanovův kumpán
Vladimír Jedenáctík
baron Kotowský, Romanovův kumpán
Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová
služka Marie
Anna Melíšková
domovnice
Vladimír Hlavatý
Toník Svoboda
Zdeněk Řehoř
písař
Jiřina Šejbalová
majitelka módního salonu
Josef Bělský
továrník v karetní společnosti
Oldřich Musil
recepční v hotelu
Světla Svozilová
služebná u Jestřábů Rozina
Karel Hovorka
písař při exekuci
Gabriel Hart
klenotník
Milada Gampeová
Hermínina matka
Emil Dlesk
muž na dražbě
Antonín Soukup
muž na dražbě
Věra Váchová
žena v kavárně
Fanda Mrázek
lokaj
Josef Příhoda
preclíkář
Vladimír Řepa
exekutor
Bohumil Machník
vrátný U Zlatého rouna
Stanislav Langer
policista
Anna Pitašová
žena ve společnosti
Alois Dvorský
písař
Manon Chafour
tanečnice
Bedřich Füsseger
tanečník
Ladislav Mandík
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Svatopluk Čech (Jestřáb kontra Hrdlička – povídka)
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
Karel Šebík (fotograf)
Music
Production info
Original Title
Jestřáb kontra Hrdlička
Czech Title
Jestřáb kontra Hrdlička
English Title
Hawk Versus Turtle-Dove
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1953
Production Year
1952—1953
Production specifications
start of filming 28 October 1952
the first film copy approved 24 August 1953
date of censorship 28 October 1953 (konec povolení k promítání 28. 10. 1958)
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1973
Premiere
premiere 27 November 1953 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Armádní /3 týdny/, Blaník /3 týdny/, Lucerna /4 týdny/, Moskva /1 týden od 18. 12./, Revoluce /1 týden od 18. 12./, Arbes /1 týden od 25. 12./, Kotva /1 týden od 25. 12./, Kyjev /1 týden od 25. 12./, Oko /1 týden od 25. 12./, Aero /1 týden od 31. 12./, Bystrica /1 týden od 31. 12./ a Dukla /1 týden od 31. 12./, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
104 min
Original length in metres
2 974 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
