Prague Nights
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1968Production year
1968Premiere
6 June 1969Runtime
99 minCategory
povídkový filmGenre
fantastic, historical, short-storyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Pražské nociCzech title
Pražské nociEnglish title
Prague Nightspovídkový film
Prague NightsSummary
Four scary tales from old Prague inspired this anthology film created in 1968 by a trio of prominent directors: Miloš Makovec, Jiří Brdečka and Evald Schorm. A visually captivating narrative with humorous hyperbole first encapsulates the musical tale Fabricius a Zuzana (Robick a Zuzana) [Fabricius and Zuzana (Robick and Zuzana)], directed by Makovec, in which a handsome stranger (Miloš Kopecký) listens to stories told by an esoteric beauty (Milena Dvorská). In the course of a single night, the curious stranger is treated to a story about the Jewish animated anthropomorphic being, the Golem (Brdečka’s Poslední golem – The Last Golem) and a tale about a unique pair of shoes ordered by a spoilt noblewoman at a time of famine (Schorm’s Chlebové střevíčky – Party Shoes Made of Bread, which is reminiscent of a Faust story). The last tale (Makovec’s Otrávená travička – Poisoned Poisoner) links back to the Fabricius a Zuzana framing story; it transpires that Zuzana is a murderess whose spell can only be broken by a kiss arising from true love.
Synopsis
Four short stories.
Photos
Crew and creators
Special Effects
Music
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Production info
Original Title
Pražské noci
Czech Title
Pražské noci
English Title
Prague Nights
Category
povídkový film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
fantastic, historical, short-story
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1968
Production Year
1968
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 10 November 1967
start of filming 5 March 1968
end of filming 31 October 1968
projection approval 27 December 1968
the first film copy approved 27 December 1968
withdrawal from distribution 31 August 1974
Premiere
premiere 17 April 1969 /inaccessible for youths/ (kino Sevastopol /2 týdny/, Praha)
premiere 6 June 1969 /inaccessible for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Feix – Brož, Miloš Brož (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Karel Feix (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
99 min
Original length in metres
2 819 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, English
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
