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The Guild of the Kutná Hora Virgins (1938)

Genre : Comedy, History

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Otakar Vávra
Writer : Otakar Vávra, Zdeněk Štěpánek

Synopsis

A morally questionable lord comes to the aid of a working class man who is to be executed for speaking out about thieving rich scoundrels sticking it to the poor.

Actors

Zdeněk Štěpánek
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Mikulas Dacicky of Heslov
Ladislav Pešek
Ladislav Pešek
Ocko
Václav Vydra
Václav Vydra
Wilhelm z Vřesovic
Helena Friedlová
Helena Friedlová
Ludmilla
František Smolík
František Smolík
Alderman Triska
Jiřina Šejbalová
Jiřina Šejbalová
Sofia Triska
Theodor Pištěk
Theodor Pištěk
Squire Vodnansky
Antonie Nedošinská
Antonie Nedošinská
Vodnansky's Wife
Elena Hálková
Elena Hálková
Eva
Gustav Hilmar
Gustav Hilmar
Hana Vítová
Hana Vítová
Elisabeth Mladekova
Adina Mandlová
Adina Mandlová
Rozina
Bedřich Karen
Bedřich Karen
David Wolfram
František Kreuzmann
František Kreuzmann
Master Felix of Hasenburg
Ladislav Boháč
Ladislav Boháč
Zvonimir Rogoz
Zvonimir Rogoz
Urburarius
Anna Steimarová
Anna Steimarová
Lena, homely nun
Jaroslav Vojta
Jaroslav Vojta
Monk Bonifác
Božena Šustrová
Božena Šustrová
Karel Dostal
Karel Dostal
Otto Rubík
Otto Rubík
Jaroslav Průcha
Jaroslav Průcha
L. H. Struna
L. H. Struna
Václav Trégl
Václav Trégl
Executioner
Zorka Janů
Zorka Janů
Marie Ježková
Marie Ježková
Jan W. Speerger
Jan W. Speerger
Vladimír Řepa
Vladimír Řepa
Stanislav Neumann
Stanislav Neumann
Secretary
Jelizaveta Nikolská
Jelizaveta Nikolská
Gypsy Dancer
Světla Svozilová
Světla Svozilová
Woman
Milada Smolíková
Milada Smolíková
František Roland
František Roland
Petr Lotar
Petr Lotar
František Velebný
František Velebný
Bellman
Antonín Volný
Antonín Volný
Vladimír Štros
Vladimír Štros
John Gollwell
John Gollwell
Company member
Anna Gabrielová
Anna Gabrielová
Chambermaid
Josef Kraus
Josef Kraus
Vladimír Majer
Vladimír Majer
Elsa Vetešníková
Elsa Vetešníková
Josef Loskot
Josef Loskot
Emil Dlesk
Emil Dlesk
Eva Prchlíková
Eva Prchlíková
Karel Černý
Karel Černý
Alois Dvorský
Alois Dvorský
Jailor
Raoul Schránil
Raoul Schránil
Adjutant
Marie Oliaková
Marie Oliaková

Crews

Otakar Vávra
Otakar Vávra
Director
Rudolf Stahl
Rudolf Stahl
Assistant Director
František Urbánek
František Urbánek
Assistant Director
Jindřich Fiala
Jindřich Fiala
Assistant Director
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Story
Ladislav Stroupežnický
Ladislav Stroupežnický
Theatre Play
Mikuláš Dačický z Heslova
Mikuláš Dačický z Heslova
Book
Otakar Vávra
Otakar Vávra
Screenplay
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Screenplay
Jan Roth
Jan Roth
Director of Photography
Štěpán Kopecký
Štěpán Kopecký
Production Design
J. M. Gottlieb
J. M. Gottlieb
Costume Design
Antonín Zelenka
Antonín Zelenka
Editor
Josef Zora
Josef Zora
Sound
Vilém Taraba
Vilém Taraba
Sound
Jan Sinnreich
Jan Sinnreich
Production Manager
Miloš Smatek
Miloš Smatek
Original Music Composer
Jaroslav Křička
Jaroslav Křička
Original Music Composer

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