Battalion (1927 film)
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Directed byPřemysl Pražský
Written byPřemysl Pražský
Based onBatalion
by Josef Hais-Týnecký
by Josef Hais-Týnecký
StarringKarel Hašler
Bronislava Livia
Bronislava Livia
| Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Přemysl Pražský |
| Written by | Přemysl Pražský |
| Based on | Batalion by Josef Hais-Týnecký |
| Starring | Karel Hašler Bronislava Livia |
| Cinematography | Jaroslav Blažek |
Production company | Přemysl Pražský |
| Distributed by | Julius Schmitt |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Languages | Silent with Czech intertitles |
Battalion (Czech: Batalion) is a 1927 Czechoslovak social drama film directed by Přemysl Pražský.[1]
Production
Battalion is an adaptation of a short story and later a play by Josef Hais-Týnecký. The story was inspired by a real life of 19th century lawyer and member of parliament František Uher who ended up as an alcoholic and a beggar. The film was shot in A-B studio in Vinohrady and in Kavalírka studio. The outdoor scenes were shot in the streets of Prague.[3]
Cast
- Karel Hašler as Lawyer František Uher
- Bronislava Livia as Uher's wife Zdenka
- Vladimír Pospíšil-Born as Lover of Uher's Wife
- Karel Noll as Former soldier Vondra
- Eman Fiala as Tuberculosis patient Eda
- Eugen Wiesner as Former actor Mušek
- Karel Švarc as Dog thief Bylina
- Josef Wanderer as Judge
- Nelly Kovalevská as Judge's daughter Olga
- Rudolf Růžička as Olga's fiancée Alfréd
- Vladimír Smíchovský as Bricklayer Rokos
- Roza Schlesingerová as Rokos' wife
