''Father Vojtech'' ( cs, Páter Vojtěch) is a 1936 Czech

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

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, Fri ...

. It is a remake of the 1929 film also called Father Vojtech ( cs, Páter Vojtěch), which in turn was based off of the 1902 novel "Páter Vojtěch : vesnický příběh" written by Jan Klecanda. It was released on the 18th of December, 1936 in

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

Plot

Movie Adaptation

Vojtech's sweetheart Frantina leaves for work in Prague. Vojtech promises his dying mother that he will become a priest. His brother Karel is to inherit the mill. However, he attacks the weak Josífek at the dedication and then flees the village. He hides in a quarry with an unknown vagrant. When a stone is blasted in the quarry, the tramp dies and Karel exchanges his papers for his own.

Original 1902 novel

The miller, the father of two sons, has one of them (Adalbert) study to become a priest so that he can leave the whole farm to the other son (Karel) in the inheritance. While Vojtěch is studying, Karel commits a violent act, flees the village and joins the army. After returning from the seminary, Vojtěch meets Frantina at home, his secret unfulfilled love from his youth, who in the meantime has become his father's second wife. In his soul, the conflict between his love feelings and his duty to his condition and to his stepmother is raging. Soon Karel, dissolute and heartless, returns and kills Frantina during a scuffle with her father. In the end, Charles dies, Adalbert takes refuge in a monastery to atone for his doubts and the sins of those closest to him and his father examines his conscience.

Cast

Rolf Wanka Rolf Wanka (14 February 1901 – 28 November 1982) was an Austrian actor. Biography He was of Czech, German and French origin. His father was Dr. Josef Wanka was head physician in Vienna. His mother was Emma Pippich. His family owned a mans ...

as Vojtěch Dvorecký *

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 *

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 Dvorecký, mlynár *

Jiřina Štěpničková Jiřina Štěpničková (3 April 1912 – 5 September 1985) was a Czech actress. She spent 10 years in prison for an attempt to illegally cross a border. Life Jiřina Julie Štěpničková was born on 3 April 1912 in Prague. She started act ...

as Frantina *

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as Jozífkova matka * Theodor Pištěk as Petr, stárek *

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as Mikuska *

Václav Trégl Václav Trégl (10 December 1902 – 11 February 1979) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1933 and 1977. Selected filmography * '' The Inspector General'' (1933) * '' Workers, Let's Go'' (1934) * ''Pos ...

as Maøánek, policajt *

František Smolík František Smolík (23 January 1891 – 26 January 1972) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 75 films between 1920 and 1968. Selected filmography *'' The Mystery of the Blue Room'' (1933) * '' The Ruined Shopkeeper'' (1 ...

as Rektor semináře *

Rudolf Deyl Rudolf Deyl (6 July 1912 – 21 November 1967) was a Czechoslovak actor. His father Rudolf Deyl Sr. was also an actor. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Deyl, Rudolf Jr. 1912 births 1967 deaths Czec ...

as Biskup *

František Kreuzmann František Kreuzmann (11 October 1895 – 28 December 1960) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1927 and 1960. Selected filmography * '' Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter'' (1932) * ''Pobočník Jeho Výsosti'' (1933) * ...

as Václav Novotný, tulák *

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as Starosta * Frantisek Hlavatý as Farár Janu *

Milada Gampeová Milada may refer to: *Milada (name), a feminine given name * ''Milada'' (fly), a genus of fly of the family Tachinidae * ''Milada'' (film), a 2017 Czech biographical film * Lake Milada, a lake in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic *S ...

as Pepička

Production

The colour of the movie was black and white, with an aspect ratio of 1.37 : 1, a film length of 2,803 m, and in a printed format 35 mm, with a mono sound mix. Directed by Martin Fric Written by Václav Wasserman - screenplay Jan Klecanda - original novel Music by Eman Fiala Editing by Jan Kohout Art Direction by Vilém Rittershain Production Zdenek Reimann Sound Frantisek Sindelár Camera and Electrical Ferdinand Pecenka - photographer

References

External links

* 1936 films 1936 drama films 1930s Czech-language films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Martin Frič Czechoslovak drama films 1930s Czech films {{1930s-drama-film-stub