''Turbine'' () is a 1941 Czech

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directed by

Otakar Vávra Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. Biography and career Vávra attended universities in Brno and Prague, where he studied architecture. During 1929–30, while still a stud ...

and starring

František Smolík František Smolík (23 January 1891 – 26 January 1972) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 75 films between 1920 and 1968. Selected filmography *'' The Mystery of the Blue Room'' (1933) * '' The Ruined Shopkeeper'' (19 ...

Lída Baarová Lída Baarová (born Ludmila Babková; 7 September 1914 – 27 October 2000) was a Czech actress who for two years was the mistress of the Nazi propaganda minister of Germany, Joseph Goebbels. Biography Life and career Born in Prague, Baarová ...

and Vlasta Matulová. It is based on a novel by Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod.

Synopsis

The film takes place in the 19th century, when the family of Imperial councilman is experiencing a transition from traditional social values to the new social order, which it does not understand, but must face up to.

Production

It was shot at the Hostivař Studios in

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Cast

as Mills owner Imperial councilman Ullík *

as Tynda, Ullík's daughter * Vlasta Matulová as Marie, Ullík's daughter *

Rudolf Hrušínský Rudolf Hrušínský (17 October 1920 – 13 April 1994) was a Czech actor. He was one of the most popular Czech actors. Many of his movies such as ''The Good Soldier Švejk'', '' The Cremator'' or '' Capricious Summer'' are considered classics of ...

as Bonďa, Ullík's son *

Eduard Kohout František Eduard Kohout (6 March 1889 – 25 October 1976) was a Czech stage, film actor and television actor.Mitchell p.57 Selected filmography * ''Battalion'' (1937) * '' The Magic House'' (1939) * '' Nocturnal Butterfly'' (1941) * '' The Danc ...

as Artuš Fabian, Ullík's brother-in-law *

Marie Glázrová Marie Glázrová (11 July 1911 – 19 February 2000) was a Czech film and stage actress. Born in Moravia when it was still part of Austria-Hungary, she studied acting at the Prague Conservatory. She appeared frequently at the National Theatre and ...

as Žofka, Fabian's lover *

Jaroslav Vojta Jaroslav Vojta (27 December 1888 – 20 April 1970) was a Czech film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1921 and 1970. Selected filmography * ''Karel Havlíček Borovský'' (1925) * ''The Lantern'' (1925) * '' The Eleventh Comman ...

as Night Guard Nezmara * Vítězslav Vejražka as Václav, Nezmara's son * Karel Höger as Dr. Arnošt Zouplna *

Jindřich Plachta Jindřich Plachta, born Jindřich Šolle (1 July 1899 – 6 November 1951) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1926 and 1951. Selected filmography * '' The Lovers of an Old Criminal'' (1927) * '' Fathe ...

as Arnošt's father

References

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1941 films 1940s Czech-language films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Otakar Vávra Czechoslovak drama films Films set in the 19th century Czech historical drama films 1940s historical drama films Films set in Prague 1940s Czech films Films scored by Jiří Srnka {{1940s-CzechRepublic-film-stub