''Irca's Romance'' (Czech: ''Irčin románek'') is a 1936 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
Karel Hašler
Karel Hašler (31 October 1879 in Prague – 22 December 1941 in Mauthausen) was a Czech songwriter, actor, lyricist, film and theatre director, composer, writer, dramatist, screenwriter and cabaretier. He was murdered in the Mauthausen concentr ...
and starring
Jiřina Steimarová
Jiřina Steimarová (24 January 1916, Prague, Austria-Hungary – 7 October 2007, Prague, Czech Republic) was a Czech film and television actress.
Steimarová made her screen debut in the controversial 1933 Hedy Lamarr film '' Ecstasy''. She appe ...
,
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 ...
and
Theodor Pištěk. It was one of several Czech films of the 1930s to involve a trip to an
Adriatic
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resort.
[Engelen & Van Heuckelom p.124] A separate German-language version ''
Escape to the Adriatic
''Escape to the Adriatic'' (German: ''Flucht an die Adria'') is a 1937 Austrian-Czech drama film directed by Eugen Schulz-Breiden and starring Rolf Wanka, Willi Volker and Rózsi Csikós. In Germany it was released in 1939 under the title ''Spru ...
'' was made in a co-production with Austria.
It was shot at the
Barrandov Studios
Barrandov Studios is a set of film studios in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest film studio in the country and one of the largest in Europe.
Several major Hollywood productions have been made here, including ''Mission Impossible'', '' ...
in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
.
Cast
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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 Lexa Hora
*
Jiřina Steimarová
Jiřina Steimarová (24 January 1916, Prague, Austria-Hungary – 7 October 2007, Prague, Czech Republic) was a Czech film and television actress.
Steimarová made her screen debut in the controversial 1933 Hedy Lamarr film '' Ecstasy''. She appe ...
as Irča Minovská
*
Theodor Pištěk as Tomáš Minovský
*
František Paul
František () is a masculine given name of Czech origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include:
* Frank Daniel (František Daniel) (1926–1996), Czech film director, producer, and screenwrit ...
as Ing. Harry Peters
*
Truda Grosslichtová
Truda Grosslichtová (23 February 1912 – 8 June 1995) was a Czechoslovak film actress.
Life
Truda Grosslichtová was born Gertruda Marie Grosslichtová in Prague. She spoke Czech, German, French, English and Italian. She acted in amateur ...
as Singer Lola
*
Antonie Nedošinská
Antonie Nedošinská (26 June 1885 – 17 July 1950) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in 89 films between 1916 and 1947.
Selected filmography
* ''The Lantern'' (1925)
* '' Falešná kočička aneb Když si žena umíní'' (1926)
* ...
as Šulcová
*
Čeněk Šlégl
Čeněk Šlégl (30 September 1899 – 17 February 1970) was a Czech film actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1919 and 1941.
Selected filmography
* ''Never the Twain'' (1926)
* ''Prague Seamstresses'' (1929)
* ''Sin of a Beautiful Woman ...
as Engineer
*
Jan W. Speerger
Jan Wenceslaus Speerger (29 April 1896 – 25 June 1950) was a Czech film actor and film director. He appeared in many Czech movies in the first half of the 20th century.
Life
He started as a cinema projectionist and later worked as a technician ...
as Kraus
*
Jan Sviták
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as Private detective
*
Eliška Pleyová
Eliška is a name for Czech girls, which is rendered ''Elise'' in English, German and French.
It may refer to:
*Eliška Bučková (born 1989), pageant titleholder who won the title of Czech Miss 2008
*Eliška Junková (1900–1994), one of the g ...
as Bar Lady
*
Ella Nollová
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* Ella (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Places United States
* Ella, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
* Ella, Oregon, an unincorporated community
* Ella, Pennsylvania, an unincorporate ...
as Landlady
*
Běla Tringlerová Běla is female given name of Czech origin, meaning ''white, clear''. It is the Czech form of Italian name Bianca and German name Blanka
also known by his birth name Jimmy (ジミー Jimī) is a fictional character in Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' ...
as Boarding school student
*
Eva Prchlíková
Eva or EVA may refer to:
* Eva (name), a feminine given name
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
* Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment
* Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in t ...
as Boarding school student
*
Milka Balek-Brodská
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as Director
*
Rudolf Maria Mandée as Pianist
*
Bohumil Hes Bohumil is a Slavic male given name. Means "favoured by God" from the Slavic elements bog ''god'' and mil ''favour''. Pronounced ''baw-huw-MIL''. Nicknames are Bob, Bobby, Bohouš, Bohoušek, Bohuš, Mila, Milek, Bogie, Boga, Bozha. Another forms a ...
as Tourist
References
Bibliography
* Leen Engelen & Kris Van Heuckelom. ''European Cinema after the Wall: Screening East-West Mobility''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2013.
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1936 films
Czech romantic drama films
1936 romantic drama films
1930s Czech-language films
Films directed by Karel Hašler
Films shot at Barrandov Studios
Czechoslovak multilingual films
Czechoslovak romantic drama films
Czechoslovak black-and-white films
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