Battalion (1927 film)
Battalion | |
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Directed by | Přemysl Pražský |
Written by | Přemysl Pražský |
Based on | Batalion by Josef Hais-Týnecký |
Starring | Karel Hašler |
Cinematography | |
Production company | Přemysl Pražský |
Distributed by | Julius Schmitt |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Languages | Silent with Czech intertitles |
Battalion (Czech: Batalion) is a 1927 Czechoslovak social drama film directed by Přemysl Pražský.[1]
Plot[]
Lawyer František Uher discovers his wife is cheating on him. He leaves home and goes to a low-class pub 'Battalion' where he meets various characters from the bottom of the society. He becomes their defender.[1][2]
Production[]
Battalion is an adaptation of a short story and later a play by Josef Hais-Týnecký. The story was inspired by a real life of 19th century lawyer and member of parliament František Uher who ended up as an alcoholic and a beggar. The film was shot in A-B studio in Vinohrady and in Kavalírka studio. The outdoor scenes were shot in the streets of Prague.[3]
Cast[]
- Karel Hašler as Lawyer František Uher
- as Uher's wife Zdenka
- as Lover of Uher's Wife
- as Former soldier Vondra
- Eman Fiala as Tuberculosis patient Eda
- as Former actor Mušek
- as Dog thief Bylina
- as Judge
- as Judge's daughter Olga
- as Olga's fiancée Alfréd
- as Bricklayer Rokos
- as Rokos' wife
Release[]
The film's premiere was held in cinema Olympic in Prague, on 25 December 1927. Communist journalist Julius Fučík criticized the film for being too sentimental and distasteful, but praised the technical qualities.[4] Today Battalion is considered one of the best Czech silent films.[3] The film was released on DVD in 2017 with newly recorded music by Kryštof Mařatka.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Batalion". Filmový přehled (in Czech). NFA. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Jan-Christopher Horak (4 August 2017). "Czech Silent Film: Batalion (1927)". UCLA Film & Television Archive.
- ^ a b c "Batalion na DVD - Revue". Filmový přehled (in Czech). NFA. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Julis Fučík a film. Z počátků marxistické filmové kritiky". Film a doba (in Czech). No. 11. 1978. p. 608.
External links[]
- 1927 films
- 1927 drama films
- Czechoslovak films
- Czechoslovak drama films
- Czechoslovak black-and-white films
- Czech silent films
- Czech drama films
- Czech films
- Czech film stubs
- 1920s drama film stubs