Nocturnal Butterfly
| Nocturnal Butterfly | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | František Čáp |
| Written by |
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| Based on | Noční motýl by Karel Novák |
| Produced by | Vilém Brož |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ferdinand Pečenka |
| Edited by | Antonín Zelenka |
| Music by | Roman Blahník |
Production company | Lucernafilm |
| Distributed by | Lucernafilm |
Release date | 10 October 1941 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Countries | Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Language | Czech |
Nocturnal Butterfly (
drama film directed by František Čáp based on a novel by Karel Novák.[1] It was shown in 9th Venice Film Festival where it won a prize Targa di segnalazione.[1]
The film was dubbed into German and released under the name Der Nachtfalter in 1943.
Cast
- Hana Vítová as Marta Dekasová
- Svatopluk Beneš as Lieutenant of King's Guard Rudolf Kala
- Gustav Nezval as Senior lieutenant of King's Guard Varga
- Marie Glázrová as Varga's wife Helena
- Adina Mandlová as Prostitute Anča nicknamed Kiki
- Rudolf Hrušínský as Student Michal Lary
- Jaroslav Marvan as Marta's employer
- Elena Hálková as Marta's employer
- Renée Lavecká as Mášenka, their daughter
- Marie Blažková as Housekeeper Katynka
- Eduard Kohout as Mr. Leopold
- Anna Steimarová as Madame from bar
Release
The movie was released online on YouTube [1] by Czech Film Archive on 16 February 2019.
References
- ^ a b "Noční motýl". Filmový přehled (in Czech).
External links
- Nocturnal Butterfly at IMDb
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