''The Kreutzer Sonata'' ( cz, Kreutzerova sonáta) is a 1927 Czech
silent drama film
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directed by
Gustav Machatý
Gustav Machatý (9 May 1901 – 13 December 1963) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed films in Czechoslovakia, USA and Germany including '' Erotikon'' and '' Ecstasy''.
Life
He was born Augustín Otokar Jan Mach ...
.
It is based on the 1889 novella
of the same name by
Leo Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...
. The film's
art direction
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was by
Vilém Rittershain.
Cast
* Eva Byronová as Nataša Pozdnyševová
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Jan W. Speerger as Pozdnyšev
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Miroslav Paul Miroslav may refer to:
* Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name
* ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade
* Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic
S ...
as Truchačevský
*
Božena Svobodová Božena is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Božena (Křesinová), Bohemian duchess
* Božena Angelova, Slovenian violinist
* Božena Dobešová, Czech gymnast
* Božena Komárková, Czech philosopher
* Božena Lagl ...
as Nataša's Mother
*
Saša Dobrovolná Saša is a South Slavic given name. It is a diminutive of Aleksandar (see Sasha), but in the South Slavic countries it is often a formal name as well. It may refer to:
* Saša Antunović (born 1974), Serbian footballer
*Saša Bjelanović (born 197 ...
as Nanny
*
Alfred Schlesinger as Physician
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Václav Žichovský Václav () is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav.
Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda
Fo ...
as Concert attendant
*
Rudolf Stahl
Rudolf Stahl (11 February 1912 – 7 June 1984) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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as Nataša's dancing partner
*
Ladislav Desenský
Ladislav is a Czech, Slovak and Croatian variant of the Slavic name Vladislav. The female form of this name is Ladislava.
Folk etymology occasionally links ''Ladislav'' with the Slavic goddess Lada.
Spellings and variations
In Bulgaria ...
as Concert attendant
*
Máňa Ženíšková as Young Girl in the Concert
References
External links
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1927 films
Films directed by Gustav Machatý
Czech silent films
Films based on The Kreutzer Sonata
Czech black-and-white films
Czech drama films
1927 drama films
Silent drama films
1920s Czech-language films
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