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Grandmother (1940)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : František Čáp
Writer : Karel Hašler, František Čáp, Václav Wasserman

Synopsis

"Grandmother" is a highly romanticized autobiographical novel by a Czech 19th century writer, Bozena Nemcova. It's a classical, compulsory reading in Czech schools, about a wise, working-class woman, happier in her simplicity and good heart than the nobles whom she serves.

Actors

Terezie Brzková
Terezie Brzková
Babicka
Světla Svozilová
Světla Svozilová
Terezka Prosková, její dcera
Karel Třešňák
Karel Třešňák
Jan Prosek
Nataša Tanská
Nataša Tanská
Barunka
Jiří Papež
Jiří Papež
Jan
Jan Krchňavý
Jan Krchňavý
Vilím
Jitka Dušková
Jitka Dušková
Adélka
Gustav Nezval
Gustav Nezval
Cerný myslivec
Marie Glázrová
Marie Glázrová
Knezna Vilemína Zahanská
Nora Cífková
Nora Cífková
Komtesa Hortensie
Božena Šustrová
Božena Šustrová
Kristla
Karel Kolár
Karel Kolár
Její otec
Jiří Dohnal
Jiří Dohnal
Jakub
Theodor Pištěk
Theodor Pištěk
Pan otec
Marie Blažková
Marie Blažková
Mlynárka
Marie Skalická
Marie Skalická
Manca, jejich dcera
Jaroslav Průcha
Jaroslav Průcha
Reisenburský myslivec
Vladimír Řepa
Vladimír Řepa
Flasinetar Kudrna
Jaroslav Liška
Jaroslav Liška
Vavrínek
Anna Steimarová
Anna Steimarová
Kovárka
Stanislav Neumann
Stanislav Neumann
Pisar
Josef Vošalík
Josef Vošalík
Pan správce
Anna Letenská
Anna Letenská
Paní správcová
Slávka Rosenbergová
Slávka Rosenbergová
Paní duchodní
Jan W. Speerger
Jan W. Speerger
Komorník Leopold
Milada Horutová
Milada Horutová
Vorsa
Vladimír Štros
Vladimír Štros
Václav
Dagmar Appelová
Dagmar Appelová
Starsí Adélka
Jiřina Štěpničková
Jiřina Štěpničková
Viktorka
Ladislav Janeček
Ladislav Janeček
Emanuel Hříbal
Emanuel Hříbal
Josef Šula
Josef Šula
Jaroslav Orlický
Jaroslav Orlický
Filip Balek-Brodský
Filip Balek-Brodský
Věkoslav Satoria
Věkoslav Satoria
Helena Růžičková
Helena Růžičková

Crews

František Čáp
František Čáp
Director
Božena Němcová
Božena Němcová
Novel
Karel Hašler
Karel Hašler
Screenplay
František Čáp
František Čáp
Screenplay
Václav Wasserman
Václav Wasserman
Screenplay
Karel Degl
Karel Degl
Director of Photography
Antonín Zelenka
Antonín Zelenka
Editor
František Milič
František Milič
Assistant Director
Ferdinand Fiala
Ferdinand Fiala
Production Design
Jiří Dušek
Jiří Dušek
Production Design
Fernand Vácha
Fernand Vácha
Costume Design
František Šindelář
František Šindelář
Sound
Vilém Brož
Vilém Brož
Production Manager
Karel Šilhánek
Karel Šilhánek
Production Manager
Jiří Fiala
Jiří Fiala
Original Music Composer

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