Arthur and Leontine
Arthur and Leontine (Czech: Artur a Leontýna) is a 1940 Czech comedy film directed by Miroslav Josef Krnanský and starring Jiří Dohnal, Lída Baarová and František Smolík.[1]
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| Directed by | Miroslav Josef Krnanský |
| Written by | Ignát Herrmann (novel) Miroslav Josef Krnanský Karel Melísek |
| Starring | Jiří Dohnal Lída Baarová František Smolík |
| Cinematography | Jan Roth |
| Edited by | Marie Bourová |
| Music by | Josef Stelibský |
Production company | Nationalfilm |
| Distributed by | Nationalfilm |
Release date | 16 August 1940 |
| Countries | Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Language | Czech |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Jan Zázvorka.
It was made during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia.[2]
Plot
A wealthy playboy leads an irresponsible life until he meets an attractive and hard-working woman who leads him to transform his ways.
Main cast
- Jiří Dohnal as Artur Drmola
- Lída Baarová as Leontýna Sobotová
- František Smolík as Jakub Drmola
- Zdeňka Baldová as Márinka Drmolová
- Theodor Pištěk as Alexandr Sobota
- Jaromíra Pacová as Sobotová
- Zita Kabátová as Klárka
- Bedřich Veverka as Bohousek
- Josef Gruss as Karel
- Stella Májová as Dolfi
- František Paul as Procurist
- Hermína Vojtová as Fanynka
- Marie Norrová as Katynka
- Václav Trégl as Karásek, servant
- František Kovařík as Fidrmuc
- Vlasta Hrubá as Terinka
- František Černý as Speaker
References
- Miroslava p.179
- Bock & Bergfelder p.22
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Burianová Miroslava. Móda v ulicích protektorátu. Grada Publishing, 2013.
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