Captured Melodies

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1942

Production year

1942

Premiere

01/1943

Runtime

13 min

Director

Milan Raym

Category

film

Genre

pop-science, reportage

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Zajaté melodie

Czech title

Zajaté melodie

English title

Captured Melodies

Protectorate parallel title

Die Gefangenen Melodien

Performed by

Crew and creators

Director

Milan Raym

Screenstory

Milan Raym

Screenplay

Milan Raym

Director of Photography

Mirko Wágner

Film Editor

Milan Raym

Sound Designer

Jaroslav Čechura

Consultant

Ing. J. Jelínek

Music

Music Composed by

Sláva Eman Nováček

Selected Music

Bedřich Smetana (Prodaná nevěsta – předehra opery), Josef Suk (symfonie Asrael op. 27)

Music Performed by

Česká filharmonie (Music Conducted by Rafael Kubelík)

Production info

Original Title

Zajaté melodie

Czech Title

Zajaté melodie

English Title

Captured Melodies

Protectorate Parallel Title

Die Gefangenen Melodien

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

pop-science, reportage

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1942

Production Year

1942

Production specifications

date of censorship 25 January 1943 (kulturně-výchovný)
date of censorship 9 March 1943 (kulturně-výchovný /němá 16mm verze/)
date of censorship 1943 (predikát „lidově vzdělavatelský film“)
date of censorship 1943 (predikáty „lidově vzdělavatelský film“ a „film pro Den hrdinů“ /němá 16mm verze/)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945

Premiere

premiere 01/1943 /suitable for youths/
renewed premiere 03/1943 /suitable for youths/ (němá 16mm verze)

Production

Zenit Film Praha, Esta Praha (zadavatel)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Zenit Film Praha (původní 1934 /35mm verze/ a obnovená 1943 /němá 16mm verze/), Esta Praha (původní 1943)

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

13 min

Original length in metres

419 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Tobis – Klang

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, commentary

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech, German