''The Magic House'' ( cs, Kouzelný dům) is a 1939 Czechoslovak
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 ...
directed by
Otakar Vávra
Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czechs, Czech film director, screenwriter and Pedagogy, pedagogue. He was born in Hradec Králové, Austria-Hungary, now part of the Czech Republic.
Biography and career
Vávra atten ...
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Cast
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Adina Mandlová
Adina Mandlová (28 January 1910 – 16 June 1991) was a Czech stage and film actress. She was one of the leading stars of 1930s and 1940s Czech cinema. She was involved in a number of scandals and love affairs.
Life and career
Early days
Sh ...
as Marie Ungrová
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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
''Auntie's Fantasies'' ( cs ...
as Vilemína Balvínová
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Leopolda Dostalová as Aunt Hedvika Balvínová
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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 Aunt Anna Balvínová
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Zdeněk Štěpánek
Zdeněk Štěpánek (22 September 1896 – 20 June 1968) was a Czech actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1922 and 1968.
Selected filmography
* '' St. Wenceslas'' (1930)
* '' Paradise Road'' (1936)
* '' The World Is Ours'' (1937)
* '' Skelet ...
as Martin Balvín
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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 Jou ...
as Vilém Balvín
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Svetla Svozilová Svetla ( bg, Светла) is a feminine given name. It may refer to:
* Svetla Bozhkova (born 1951), retired female discus thrower, who competed for Bulgaria at two Summer Olympics: 1972 and 1980
* Svetla Dimitrova (born 1970), Bulgarian athlete wh ...
as Rosa
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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 Magician Caligari
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Karel Dostal
Karel Dostal (1884–1966) was a Czechoslovak stage and film actor.Burian p.233
Selected filmography
* '' Grand Hotel Nevada'' (1935)
* '' The World Is Ours'' (1937)
* '' The Magic House'' (1939)
* '' Second Tour'' (1939)
* '' The Blue Star Hotel ...
as Rudolf Unger, general director
References
External links
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1939 films
1939 drama films
1930s Czech-language films
Czechoslovak black-and-white films
Films directed by Otakar Vávra
Czechoslovak drama films
1930s Czech films
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