Vampire Wedding
Country
Czech RepublicCopyright
1993Production year
1993Premiere
29 September 1993Runtime
96 minDirector
Jaroslav SoukupCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Svatba upírůCzech title
Svatba upírůEnglish title
Vampire WeddingSummary
At the end of 18th century a young Englishman arrives with his uncle in Mozartean Prague and enjoys adventures with the vampires...
Synopsis
It is the 18th century in Bohemia. A young Englishman, Richard Bancroft, and his uncle Archibald are on their travels throughout Europe and are introduced to Colonel Degendorf and Count Kronberg, the latter being accompanied by the charming and beautiful Olivia. Richard immediately falls in love with her. They all go to Prague. In Prague, Richard receives an invitation to a masked ball, being held at Kronberg's residence. The guests include the homosexual Roman, a caretaker and her wooer singer Alfieri and also Degendorf who searches for his missing son Kristian there. At the ball, Richard is addressed by Olivia who is not against meeting the young man, being away from Kronberg's supervision. Richard loves the girl dearly even though he finds out that she is a vampire. At night, Richard sets off for an inspection of the palace and witnesses Alfieri pouncing on the woman caretaker and bleeding her white. Degendorf discovers the undecayed body of his son in the grave of a Jewish merchant. He does not want his son to continue in his vampire life, and thus shoots him dead with a sacred bullet. The trio of dauntless men – Degendorf, Archibald and physician Hermann – decide to exterminate the vampires. They break into the palace but try in vain to get to the count's grave. They are locked in a cellar by the valet Fridrich. Richard, who was looking for Olivia in the palace, is jailed in the crypt, too. He, however, manages to escape and also helps the three vampire killers. He himself runs away with Olivia who takes him to the decaying château of her family. The courageous threesome squares up with the vampires in the morning. Richard marries Olivia and the three vampire killers arrive at the chapel to attend the wedding ceremony. Uncle Archibald wishes happiness to the newlywed couple and, smiling, reveals his brand new vampire teeth.
Note
The film is dedicated to the "master of horror" Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873).
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Cast
Rudolf Hrušínský nejml.
Richard Bancroft
Iveta Bartošová
Voice by Simona Vrbická
upírka hraběnka Olivie
Petr Nárožný
obchodník Archibald, Richardův strýc
Viktor Preiss
upír hrabě Kronberg
Luděk Kopřiva
doktor Hermann
Petr Pelzer
plukovník Heinrich von Degendorf
Nelly Gaierová
upírka stará baronka
Oldřich Vízner
upír operní pěvec Alfieri
Marie Drahokoupilová
správcová
Miroslav Táborský
sluha Fridrich
Vladimír Marek
homosexuální upír Roman
Otakar Brousek ml.
upír poručík Kristian von Degendorf, syn plukovníka
Zdeněk Řehoř
potulný mnich
Vladimír Krška
hoteliér U Páva
Jaromír Dulava
lokaj
Pavel Skřípal
rejtar
Jaroslav Moučka
hostinský
Zuzana Geislerová
kostnatá upírka
Jan Přeučil
policejní důstojník
Antonín Procházka
kapelník, dirigent a hráč na cembalo
Václav Mareš
farář
Vanda Hybnerová
děvečka
Miroslav Vlček
hoteliér U Golema
Jan Apolenář
upír
Karel Polišenský
upír
Eduard Pergner
upír
Zdeněk Barták
upír
Martina Šmuková
služka v hotelu
Jana Hanáčková
dáma na Petříně
Pavel Galan
rabín
Irena Svobodová
korpulentní dáma
Jan Hraběta
kočí
Karel Šebesta
prelát
Alexandr Voronovský
Hana Fryčerová
Bronislav Bobčík
Jiří Vnouček
Michal Legeza
Věra Eckhartová
Blahoslav Čermák
Markéta Josífková
Vladimír Kratochvíl
Andrea Sousedíková
Luboš Šťastný
Petr Valeš
Jan Kokeš
Julie Dochvatová
Josef Matouš
Jaroslava Čápová
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Václav Zajíček, Jiří Pechar (steadicam), Oldřich Eichler (steadicam), Miroslav Vojkůvka (služba u kamery), Radim Štefan (služba u kamery)
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Karel Vaňásek (vedoucí výpravy), Michal Kraus, Milan Kvak, Vladimír Kvěch
Costume Designer
Costumes
Ludmila Ondráčková (vedoucí kostymérka), Běla Friedlová, Renata Ryšavá, Kateřina Štěpánová
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Assistant Sound Designer
Special Effects
Titles Designed by
Stunts
Agentura FILMKA, Leoš Stránský, Dimo Lipitkovský, Pavel Cajzl, Luděk Jelen, Simona Jáklová, Naďa Chrástová, Jaroslav Peterka
Executive Producer
Jaroslav Soukup (výkonný producent JS Film)
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Miloslav Doležal, Jaroslav Čipera, Lenka Jandová (ekonomka)
Unit Production Manager
Michaela Antošíková, Pavel Bačkovský (pokladník)
Consultant
Cooperation
Edita Kušková (klapka), Jaroslav Betka (vrchní osvětlovač), Karel Kouba (fotograf), Martin Hanuš (práce se zvířaty – koně), Equicentrum (práce se zvířaty – koně), Vladimír Altman (barevný odhadce filmových kopií), Bořivoj Bodlák, Miloš Hána, Jiří Holma, JUDr. Jiří Horáček, Josef Kuška, Petr Pek, Jan Rážek, Antonín Reichl, Jaroslav Slavíček, Karel Staněk, Josef Tiller, Petr Trtek, Libor Valenta
Music
Music Composed by
Selected Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Kouzelná flétna /árie Tamina/), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Don Giovanni /árie Ottavia/), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Menuet F dur), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Divertimento D dur Allegro), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Serenada č. 7 D dur „Haffnerova“), Joseph Haydn (Menuet trio č. 1 D dur), Joseph Haydn (Menuet Divertimento in C, polonéza), Giuseppe Verdi (Nabucco /sbor židovských otroků/)
Music Performed by
Czech symphonic orchestra (Music Conducted by Mario Klemens), Orchestr opery Divadla Josefa Kajetána Tyla v Plzni (Music Conducted by Josef Chaloupka)
Music Supervisor
Choreographer
Jiří Ševčík (2), Václav Luks (šerm)
Danced by
členové Studia Bohemia
Songs
Já se vrátím
Song Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Writer of Lyrics Pavel VrbaEduard Pergner
Singer Iveta Bartošová
Kouzelná flétna /árie Tamina/
Song Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Singer Oldřich Vízner [dab]Dalibor Tolaš
Production info
Original Title
Svatba upírů
Czech Title
Svatba upírů
English Title
Vampire Wedding
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czech Republic
Copyright
1993
Production Year
1993
Production specifications
start of filming 1 March 1993
Premiere
premiere 29 September 1993 /suitable for youths/
Distribution slogan
The Vampire comedy with Rudolf Hrušínský the third and Iveta Bartošová. The Czech Vampire comedy.
Production
JS Film, KF Praha (zadavatel), Česká pojišťovna, a. s. (zadavatel), SERVEX Plzeň (zadavatel)
Copyright Holders
Laboratories
Distribution
Export
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
96 min
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: Festival fantastických filmů Burgos
1994
Burgos / Spain
Nominace
Event: 1. Český lev za rok 1993
1994
Praha / Czech Republic
Vítěz
Festival: 15. festival české filmové komedie Novoměstský hrnec smíchu Nové Město nad Metují
1993
Nové Město nad Metují / Czech Republic
Vladimír Smutný
