From My Life
Z mého života
Release: 1955-10-28·Runtime: 105m·★ 5.0
DramaHistory
The film, in individual episodes, captures the fate of Bedřich Smetana from 1856 until the end of his life, from his young years until the moment when, exhausted by human and artistic hardship, he sees the fulfillment of his great dream, the opening of the National Theatre.
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia
Production Companies
Studio uměleckého filmu Praha
Cast
Jiří Vršťalaas Karel Purkyně
Rudolf Asmusas sings and plays
František Kováříkas village teacher
Marta Májováas woman in the crowd at the National Theater
Karel Högeras Bedřich Smetana
Zdenka Procházkováas Bettyna, Smetana's wife
Eduard Cupákas Antonín Dvořák
František Kreuzmannas S. Goldsmith
Raoul Schránilas man in Sweden
Felix le Breuxas bandleader Maýr
Václav Vydraas rector Krejčí
Ella Šárkováas laundress
Petr Haničinecas young villager
Gustav Heverleas referent Linhart
Oldřich Lukešas Karel Sabina
Eduard Kohoutas dr. K. Sladkovský
Helena Krtičkováas Salomonová
Antonín Rýdl
Bedřich Karenas dr. Ladislav Rieger
Zdeněk Dítěas poet Vítězslav Hálek
Eduard Dubskýas music correspondent Werner
Karel Dostalas writer Josef Wenzig
Bedřich Vrbskýas count Harrach
Ludmila Vendlováas Sophie, Smetana's daughter
Gustav Hilmaras rector of Pivoda
Jiří Steimaras rector Thomé
František Filipovskýas principal of comedians
Miloš Nedbalas man in society
Jana Rybářováas writer Eliška Krásnohorská
Nelly Gaierováas Taxisová
Karel Jičínskýas dr. Ambros
Jaromír Spalas writer Jan Neruda
Vlasta Fialováas paní Fröjda
Vladimír Borskýas Mrs. Fröjda's husband
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