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Wolf Trap (1958)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Jiří Weiss
Writer : Jiří Brdečka

Synopsis

The title of this highly-regarded Czech drama translates as Wolf Trap. Set in the 1920s, the story revolves around an ambitious young provincial politician (Miroslav Dolozai) who enters into a marriage of convenience with a smotheringly possessive -- and much older -- woman (Jirina Sejbavola). Hoping to temporarily escape his overbearing wife's clutches, the husband strikes up a friendship with her young ward (Jana Brejchova). The relationship blossoms into a deep abiding love, but the jellyfish husband can't bring himself to declare his ardor to the girl. Even after the death of the wife, the husband hasn't the intestinal fortitude to admit his passion, and the results are bleak indeed for the unfortunate ward. Director Jiri Weiss does a masterful job staging his story of frustration and denial against a backdrop of post-WWI bourgeois banality.

Actors

Miroslav Doležal
Miroslav Doležal
Jiřina Šejbalová
Jiřina Šejbalová
Jana Brejchová
Jana Brejchová
Jaroslav Průcha
Jaroslav Průcha
Libuše Freslová
Libuše Freslová
Lola Skrbková
Lola Skrbková
Anežka Soukupová
Anežka Soukupová
Alena Kreuzmannová
Alena Kreuzmannová
Josef Kozák
Josef Kozák
František Holar
František Holar
Felix le Breux
Felix le Breux
Svatopluk Majer
Svatopluk Majer
Jindřich Narenta
Jindřich Narenta
Stanislav Langer
Stanislav Langer
Oldřich Hoblík
Oldřich Hoblík
Bohuš Hradil
Bohuš Hradil
Ladislav Gzela
Ladislav Gzela
Vladimír Navrátil
Vladimír Navrátil

Crews

Jiří Weiss
Jiří Weiss
Director
Jiří Brdečka
Jiří Brdečka
Screenplay
František Daniel
František Daniel
Creative Producer
Karel Feix
Karel Feix
Executive Producer
Jiří Weiss
Jiří Weiss
Story
Jarmila Glazarová
Jarmila Glazarová
Story
Jarmila Glazarová
Jarmila Glazarová
Novel
Jiří Weiss
Jiří Weiss
Screenstory
Václav Hanuš
Václav Hanuš
Director of Photography
Josef Hanuš
Josef Hanuš
Assistant Camera
Karel Škvor
Karel Škvor
Production Design
Václav Štědronský
Václav Štědronský
Set Decoration
Ota Janeček
Ota Janeček
Costume Design
Ladislav Tomek
Ladislav Tomek
Costume Design
Otakar Košťál
Otakar Košťál
Makeup & Hair
Jiří Šimon
Jiří Šimon
Makeup & Hair
Anežka Kunová
Anežka Kunová
Makeup & Hair
Miroslav Hájek
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Miloslav Hůrka
Miloslav Hůrka
Sound
František Milič
František Milič
Production Manager
Věra Kadlecová
Věra Kadlecová
Unit Production Manager
Jiří Srnka
Jiří Srnka
Original Music Composer
František Belfín
František Belfín
Conductor

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