''Father Vojtěch'' ( cs, Páter Vojtěch) is a 1929
silent Czech
romance film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
directed by
Martin Frič
Martin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He had more than 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films.
Throughout his life, F ...
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It was Frič's
debut film as a director.
Cast
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Josef Rovenský as Dvorecký
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Karel Lamač
Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Life
Lam ...
as Vojtěch
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Ladislav H. Struna
Ladislav is a Czech, Slovak and Croatian variant of the Slavic name Vladislav. The female form of this name is Ladislava.
Folk etymology occasionally links ''Ladislav'' with the Slavic goddess Lada.
Spellings and variations
In Bulgarian ...
as Karel
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Suzanne Marwille
Marta Schölerová (better known by her stage name, Suzanne Marwille; 11 July 1895 – 14 January 1962) was a Czech film actress. Marwille was born in Prague. She had four siblings, and was the daughter of Emerich Schöler and his wife Bedř ...
as Frantina
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Karel Schleichert as Stárek
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Eman Fiala as Josífek
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Anna Opplová as Josífek's Mother
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Jindřich Plachta
Jindřich Plachta, born Jindřich Šolle (1 July 1899 – 6 November 1951) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1926 and 1951.
Selected filmography
* '' The Lovers of an Old Criminal'' (1927)
* '' Fathe ...
as Musician
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Jaroslav Marvan
Jaroslav Marvan (11 December 1901 – 21 May 1974) was a Czech actor. He was born in Prague. He was married since the 1920s with Marie Marvanová and had a daughter (Alena Marvanová) with Alena Jančaříková.
He passed his school-leaving ...
as Josef Knotek
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Eduard Šlégl as Priest
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Karel Němec as Innkeeper
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Jan Richter as Maránek
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Fred Bulín as Young Nobleman
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Josef Kobík as Policeman
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Karel Fiala as Abbot
References
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1929 films
1929 directorial debut films
1929 romance films
Czechoslovak black-and-white films
Czech silent films
Films directed by Martin Frič
1920s Czech-language films
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