''The Last of the Mohicans'' (Czech: ''Poslední mohykán'') is a 1947

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directed by

Vladimír Slavínský Vladimír Slavínský (26 September 1890 16 August 1949) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. Life Vladimír Slavínský was born Otakar Vladimír Pitrman in Dolní Štěpánice, on September 26, 1890. Since his youth he acted in ...

and starring

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and Sona Cervená. Černík p.232 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Karel Skvor. It was based on a play by F.X. Svoboda which had previously been adapted into the 1934 film ''

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''.

Synopsis

A wealthy

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rules his family with iron discipline and believes in doing things the old fashioned way, without regard for his family's own views or feelings. However, the prospective husband of his daughter manages to turn the tables on him.

Cast

as Borivoj Kohout / Jaroslav Kohout *

as Borivoj's wife * Sona Cervená as Helena * Jaroslav Mares as Jaroslav * Eman Fiala as Antonín * Dagmar Frýbortová as Zdenka * Oldrich Slaný as Dr. Marek * Frantisek Stach as Lékar * Frantisek Hanus as ing. Becvár * Jindra Hermanová as Train Passenger * Rudolf Hrusínský as Návstevník u starozitníka * Václav Landa as Krotitel selmy * Frantisek Paul as Clen spolku na ochranu zvírat * Valja Petrova as Lady with a dog * Olga Príhodová as Lady with a cat *

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Karel Effa Karel Effa (born Karel Effenberger; 23 May 1922 – 11 June 1993) was a Czechoslovak character actor who appeared in some 65 films. Selected filmography * ''Uloupená hranice'' (1947) - Závodcí * ''Poslední mohykán'' (1947) * ''Parohy'' ...

as * Antonín Jirsa * Jan S. Kolár *

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* Bohumil Langer * Ota Motycka * Rudolf Princ * Jaroslav Seník * Blazena Slavícková * Josef Steigl *

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 ...

* Milos Vavruska * Jirí Vondrovic * Bedrich Vrbský * Erik Zámis

References

Bibliography

* Černík, Jan. ''Český technický scénář 1945–1962''. Palacký University Olomouc, 2021. * Wohl, Eugen & Păcurar, Elena. ''Language of the Revolution: The Discourse of Anti-Communist Movements in the "Eastern Bloc" Countries: Case Studies''. Springer Nature, 2023.

External links

* 1947 films 1947 comedy films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Czechoslovak comedy films 1940s Czech films Films directed by Vladimír Slavínský 1940s Czech-language films Films shot at Barrandov Studios Czech films based on plays {{1940s-comedy-film-stub