''Turbine'' ( cs, Turbina) is a 1941 Czech

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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 Otakar Vávra and starring František Smolík,

Lída Baarová Lída Baarová (born Ludmila Babková; 7 September 1914 – 27 October 2000) was a Czech actress who for two years was the mistress of the Nazi propaganda minister of Germany, Joseph Goebbels. Biography Life and career Born in Prague, Baarová ...

and

Vlasta Matulová Vlasta Matulová (31 October 1918 – 18 April 1989) was a Czech actress. She appeared in more than twenty films from 1940 to 1977. Selected filmography References External links * 1918 births 1989 deaths Actors from Brno People fr ...

. It is based on a novel by

Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod (; 21 February 1860 in Domažlice – 3 November 1927 in Prague) was a Czech naturalistic writer and a journalist. Biography In 1879 he graduated at the gymnasium in Domažlice. He was a long-term cooperator of the '' ...

Synopsis

The film takes place in the 19th century, when the family of Imperial councilman is experiencing a transition from traditional social values to the new social order, which it does not understand, but must face up to.

Production

It was shot at the

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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Cast

* František Smolík as Mills owner Imperial councilman Ullík *

as Tynda, Ullík's daughter *

as Marie, Ullík's daughter * Rudolf Hrušínský as Bonďa, Ullík's son *

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 Artuš Fabian, Ullík's brother-in-law *

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 ...

as Žofka, Fabian's lover *

Jaroslav Vojta Jaroslav Vojta (27 December 1888 – 20 April 1970) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1921 and 1970. Selected filmography * ''Karel Havlíček Borovský'' (1925) * ''The Lantern'' (1925) * '' Hraběnk ...

as Night Guard Nezmara *

Vítězslav Vejražka Vítězslav () is a Czech given name. It may refer to: *Vítězslav Hálek (1835–1874), Czech writer * Karel Vítězslav Mašek (1865–1927), Czech artist *Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949), Czech composer * Ludvík Vítězslav Čelanský (1870– ...

as Václav, Nezmara's son * Karel Höger as Dr. Arnošt Zouplna *

Jindřich Plachta Jindřich Plachta, born Jindřich Šolle (1 July 1899 – 6 November 1951) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1926 and 1951. Selected filmography * ''The Lovers of an Old Criminal'' (1927) * '' Father ...

as Arnošt's father

References

External links

1941 films 1940s Czech-language films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Otakar Vávra Czechoslovak drama films Films set in the 19th century Czech historical drama films 1940s historical drama films Films set in Prague 1940s Czech films Films scored by Jiří Srnka {{1940s-CzechRepublic-film-stub