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The Prague Executioner (1927)

Genre : Adventure

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Rudolf Měšťák
Writer : Rudolf Měšťák

Synopsis

Rudolf Měšťák’s silent film The Prague Executioner, based on the novel of the same name by Josef Svátek, is a historical tale of love, betrayal and revenge. The screening of the restored 35 mm copy, coloured in accordance with the original tinting and toning process, will be accompanied by music from an ensemble headed by musicologist and composer Vlastislav Matoušek.

Actors

Gustav Frištenský
Gustav Frištenský
Edmond Trachta
Edmond Trachta
Anna Opplová
Anna Opplová
Marie Kalmarová
Marie Kalmarová
Otto Zahrádka
Otto Zahrádka
Marie Kolmanová
Marie Kolmanová
František Růžička
František Růžička
F. Růžičková
F. Růžičková
Alois Charvát
Alois Charvát
Milka Balek-Brodská
Milka Balek-Brodská
Ada Velický
Ada Velický
L. H. Struna
L. H. Struna
Jan Richter
Jan Richter
František Lašek
František Lašek
K. Bednář
K. Bednář
Jarka Pižla
Jarka Pižla
Jaroslav Menčík
Jaroslav Menčík
Jindřich Plachta
Jindřich Plachta
F. X. Mlejnek
F. X. Mlejnek
Josef A. Stehlík
Josef A. Stehlík
František Jerhot
František Jerhot
Josef Volman
Josef Volman
Filip Balek-Brodský
Filip Balek-Brodský

Crews

Rudolf Měšťák
Rudolf Měšťák
Director
Rudolf Měšťák
Rudolf Měšťák
Screenplay
Josef Svátek
Josef Svátek
Novel
Emanuel Smolík
Emanuel Smolík
Director of Photography
Vilém Rittershain
Vilém Rittershain
Production Design

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