The Chintamani Carpet and Birds
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1964Production year
1964Runtime
57 minCategory
povídkaGenre
crime, short-storyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionmediumOriginal title
Čintamani a ptáciCzech title
Čintamani a ptáciEnglish title
The Chintamani Carpet and Birdspovídkový film
The Chintamani Carpet and a SwindlerSynopsis
A passionate carpet collector, Doctor Vitásek, discovers a unique piece in the second hand shop of Mrs Severýnová - a Persian carpet with a pattern of birds. A connoisseur himself, he is aware that there are only three of these carpets and all of them are in the hands of various monarchs. Severýnová has no idea what a precious item she holds. The carpet, however, is not for sale - it was deposited in the shop by the wealthy widow Zanelliová, who travels all around the world and visits Prague only rarely. Vitásek opens his heart to his friend, lawyer Bimbal, and tries to gain the precious piece with his help. The widow refuses to sell them the carpet, and the desperate Vitásek thus attempts to steal it. But the thief they engage for the work - Bimbal's client - gets drunk and is caught through all the noise he makes. The relentless Vitásek learns to file through the bars himself.
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Crew and creators
Based on
Karel Čapek (Čintamani a ptáci – povídka ze sbírky Povídky z druhé kapsy)
Production info
Original Title
Čintamani a ptáci
Czech Title
Čintamani a ptáci
English Title
The Chintamani Carpet and Birds
Category
povídka
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
crime, short-story
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1964
Production Year
1964
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 5 April 1963
start of filming 26 October 1964
end of filming 23 November 1964
Technical info
Duration typology
medium length film
Duration in minutes
57 min
Original length in metres
1 619 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, English
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
