''May Fairy Tale'' () is a 1940 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Otakar Vávra
Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue.
Biography and career
Vávra attended universities in Brno and Prague, where he studied architecture. During 1929–30, while still a stud ...
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Cast
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Nataša Gollová
Nataša Gollová (27 February 1912 – 29 October 1988) was a Czechoslovak film and stage actress.
Life
She was born Nataša Hodáčová in Brno on 27 February 1912. Her father was a politician František Xaver Hodáč. She chose her art na ...
as Helenka
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Jaroslav Vojta
Jaroslav Vojta (27 December 1888 – 20 April 1970) was a Czech film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1921 and 1970.
Selected filmography
* ''Karel Havlíček Borovský'' (1925)
* ''The Lantern'' (1925)
* '' The Eleventh Comman ...
as Helena's father
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Leopolda Dostalová as Helena's aunt Marta
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Svatopluk Beneš
Svatopluk Beneš (24 February 1918 – 27 April 2007) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in 90 films and television shows between 1934 and 2003.
Selected filmography
* '' Pacientka Dr. Hegla'' (1940)
* '' Pohádka máje'' (1940)
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as Ríša Gregor
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Theodor Pištěk as Ríša's father
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Marie Blažková as Ríša's mother
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Jaroslav Průcha
Jaroslav Průcha (24 April 1898 – 25 April 1963) was a Czechoslovakian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1929 and 1963. He is buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery.
Selected filmography
* '' Paradise Road'' (1936)
* '' Ske ...
as Priest
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Vlasta Fabianová as Landlady Křížová
References
External links
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1940 films
1940 drama films
1940s Czech-language films
Czechoslovak black-and-white films
Films directed by Otakar Vávra
Czechoslovak drama films
1940s Czech films
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