The Light Penetrates the Dark

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1930

Production year

1930

Premiere

13 February 1931

Runtime

4 min

Category

film

Genre

avant-garde, abstract

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Světlo proniká tmou

Czech title

Světlo proniká tmou

English title

The Light Penetrates the Dark

Film online

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Otakar Vávra

Director of Photography

František Pilát

Film Editor

Otakar Vávra

Artistic Collaboration

Zdeněk Pešánek (světelná plastika a světelné efekty)

Production info

Original Title

Světlo proniká tmou

Czech Title

Světlo proniká tmou

English Title

The Light Penetrates the Dark

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

avant-garde, abstract

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1930

Production Year

1930

Production specifications

date of censorship 12 February 1931

Premiere

premiere 13 February 1931 /suitable for youths/ (kino Kotva /1 týden/, Praha)

Production

Legiafilm Brno

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Futurum Film

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

4 min

Original length in metres

125 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech