''Battalion'' () is a 1927
Czechoslovak
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social
drama film
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directed by
Přemysl Pražský
Přemysl Pražský was an early Czech film director, film actor, screenwriter and radio producer. He directed and appeared in a number of films in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s and 1930s, directing comedy films such as '' Two Mothers'' (1921), '' Th ...
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Plot
Lawyer František Uher discovers his wife is cheating on him. He leaves home and goes to a low-class pub 'Battalion' where he meets various characters from the bottom of the society. He becomes their defender.
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
Vinohrady (until 1960 Královské Vinohrady, in English literally "Royal Vineyards" ) is a cadastral district in Prague. It is so named because the area was once covered in vineyards dating from the 14th century. Vinohrady lies in the municipal ...
and in Kavalírka studio. The outdoor scenes were shot in the streets of Prague.
Cast
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Karel Hašler
Karel Hašler (31 October 1879 – 22 December 1941) was a Czech songwriter, actor, lyricist, film and theatre director, composer, writer, dramatist, screenwriter and cabaretier. He was murdered in the Mauthausen concentration camp.
Biography ...
as Lawyer František Uher
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Bronislava Livia as Uher's wife Zdenka
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Vladimír Pospíšil-Born as Lover of Uher's Wife
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Karel Noll as Former soldier Vondra
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Eman Fiala
Eman Fiala (15 April 1899 – 24 June 1970) was a Czech film actor and composer. He was born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic). He appeared in more than 160 films between 1918 and 1966.
Selected filmography
* ''Little Red Ri ...
as Tuberculosis patient Eda
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Eugen Wiesner as Former actor Mušek
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Karel Švarc as Dog thief Bylina
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Josef Wanderer as Judge
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Nelly Kovalevská as Judge's daughter Olga
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Rudolf Růžička as Olga's fiancée Alfréd
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Vladimír Smíchovský as Bricklayer Rokos
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Roza Schlesingerová as Rokos' wife
Release
The film's premiere was held in cinema Olympic in Prague, on 25 December 1927. Communist journalist
Julius Fučík criticized the film for being too sentimental and distasteful, but praised the technical qualities.
Today ''Battalion'' is considered one of the best Czech silent films.
The film was released on DVD in 2017 with newly recorded music by Kryštof Mařatka.
References
External links
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1927 films
1927 drama films
Czechoslovak drama films
Czechoslovak black-and-white films
Czech silent films
Czech drama films
1920s Czech-language films
Silent drama films
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