Virginity (film)
1937 film
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Virginity (Czech: Panenství) is a 1937 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra.[1]
Directed byOtakar Vávra
Screenplay byFrantišek Čáp
Marie Majerová
Otakar Vávra
Marie Majerová
Otakar Vávra
Based on
Produced byJan Sinnreich
| Virginity | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Otakar Vávra |
| Screenplay by | František Čáp Marie Majerová Otakar Vávra |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | Jan Sinnreich |
| Starring | Lída Baarová |
| Cinematography | Jan Roth |
| Edited by | Jan Kohout |
Production company | Lucernafilm |
| Distributed by | Lucernafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Plot
Cast
- Lída Baarová as Hana Poláčková
- Jaroslava Skorkovská as Hana's mother
- František Kreuzmann as Hana's stepfather
- Ladislav Boháč as Composer Pavel Jimeš
- Zdeněk Štěpánek as Bistro owner Josef Nevostrý
- Adina Mandlová as Shop assistant Lili
- Božena Šustrová as Shop assistant Mary
- Jaroslav Průcha as Lay judge Rudolf Res
- Vítězslav Boček as Poet Hejtmánek
- Anna Steimarová Old singer
- Marie Ježková as Dishwasher Barča
- František Filipovský as Waiter Jenda
Production
The film was originally directed by Josef Rovenský, who died after two days of shooting. Vávra re-wrote the screenplay and re-cast some roles. Rolf Wanka was originally cast as Jimeš and Darja Hajská was cast as Barča.[2]
