''The Dancer'' ( cs, Tanečnice) is a 1943 Czech

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directed by

František Čáp František Čáp (7 December 1913 – 12 January 1972), also known as Franz Cap in Germany, was a Czech and later a Yugoslav film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1939 and 1970. Having created Slovene film classics such as ...

and starring

Marie Glázrová Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in T ...

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 ...

and

Růžena Nasková Růžena Nasková (28 November 1884 – 17 June 1960) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in 15 films between 1915 and 1953. Selected filmography * '' The Magic House'' (1939) * ''Auntie's Fantasies'' (1941) * ''Old Czech Legends ...

. It was shot at the

Barrandov Barrandov is a neighbourhood in southwest Prague, Czech Republic, located in the cadastral district of Hlubočepy, in Prague 5. It is situated on and around some rock formations above the Vltava River. Barrandov is known for its film industry ...

and

Hostivař Studios The Hostivař Studios ( cs, Ateliéry Hostivař) are film studios located in the Hostivař district in Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1934, the studios cover an area of about 20,000 square metres. History Businessman Karel Krečmer built ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Jan Zázvorka Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

.''Czech Feature Film II: 1930-1945''. Národní filmový archiv, 1995. p. 345

Cast

as Clo *

as Marie, Clo's sister *

as Mother *

Terezie Brzková Terezie Brzková (11 January 1875 – 19 November 1966) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in 28 films between 1939 and 1959. She is buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery in Prague. Selected filmography * '' The Magic House'' (1939) * ...

as Háta, housekeeper * Karel Höger as Saša Holberg / Arens *

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as Baron Schwarz *

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as physician in Dresden *

Vlasta Fabiánová Vlasta may refer to: *Vlasta (given name) * Vlasta (mythology), a leader in the Maidens' War in Czech mythology * ''The Death of Vlasta ''The Death of Vlasta'' (Czech: Vlasty skon) is a 1903 opera by Otakar Ostrčil. The story concerns Vlasta, lea ...

as Marie Luisa *

Jan Fifka Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

as Director of Vienna Opera *

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as singer at Maxim's * Slávka Hamouzová as girl in company * Marie Holanová as maid at Clo * Milada Horutová as visitor of Vienna Opera *

Eduard Kohout František Eduard Kohout (6 March 1889 – 25 October 1976) was a Czech stage, film actor and television actor.Mitchell p.57 Selected filmography * ''Battalion'' (1937) * '' The Magic House'' (1939) * ''Nocturnal Butterfly'' (1941) * '' Happy Jour ...

as Maras, baron *

Eliška Kuchařová 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 Maruška * Viktor Malčev as Karel Höger's dance double *

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 Derman, director of National Theatre *

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as Deval, director from Brussels *

Gustav Nezval Gustav Nezval (18 November 1907 – 17 September 1998) by civil name Augustin Nezval, was a Czech stage and film actor. Biography Nezval was born to a locksmith family of Frantisek Nezval and his wife Aloisia. The parents wanted him to bec ...

as Princ Maxmilián * Jelizaveta Nikolská as Mme Richetti * Jaroslav Orlický as Maxmilián's butler * Otakar Pařík as Dirigent * Václav Pata as waiter at Maxim * Václav Piskáček as Vienna Opera Spectator *

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as Miloš Borský * Zdeněk Podlipný as Critic * Dalibor Pták as visitor of Vienna Opera * Bohuš Rendl as Sebastian Kubeš *

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as Mrs. Satranová's coachman *

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as Maxmilián's servant * Zvonimír Rogoz as maestro Bondini *

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as theatre worker * Helena Smolová as visitor of Vienna Opera * Míla Spazierová-Hezká as singer in cabaret Chat Noir * Jiří Steimar as Vienna Opera director Walter *

Bedřich Veverka Bedřich or Bedrich may refer to: *Bedrich Benes (born 1967), computer scientist and a researcher in Computer Graphics * Bedřich Bloudek, Czech military leader who participated in the Slovak Uprising in 1848 *Bedřich Bridel (1619–1680), Czech ...

as baron Franz von Reiter *

Václav Voska Václav Voska (21 October 1918 – 20 August 1982) was a Czech film actor.Hardy p.171 Selected filmography * ''Bohemian Rapture'' (1947) * ''Jan Žižka'' (1955) * ''Against All ''Against All'' ( cs, Proti všem) is a 1956 Czechoslovak histori ...

as visitor of Vienna Opera *

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as Husar

References

Bibliography

* Havel, Václav Maria. ''Mé vzpomínky''. Nakl. Lidové noviny, 1993. p. 429

External links

* 1943 films 1943 drama films 1940s Czech-language films Czech drama films Films directed by František Čáp Czechoslovak black-and-white films Czechoslovak drama films 1940s Czech films Czech historical films 1940s historical films Films set in the 1900s Films shot at Barrandov Studios {{1940s-CzechRepublic-film-stub