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
Karel Högeras Bedřich Smetana
Václav Vydraas rector Krejčí
Bedřich Karenas dr. Ladislav Rieger
Karel Dostalas writer Josef Wenzig
Jana Rybářováas writer Eliška Krásnohorská
Petr Haničinecas young villager
Jiří Vršťalaas Karel Purkyně
Ludmila Vendlováas Sophie, Smetana's daughter
František Filipovskýas principal of comedians
Oldřich Lukešas Karel Sabina
Eduard Kohoutas dr. K. Sladkovský
Bedřich Vrbskýas count Harrach
Gustav Hilmaras rector of Pivoda
Gustav Heverleas referent Linhart
Marta Májováas woman in the crowd at the National Theater
Jaromír Spalas writer Jan Neruda
Rudolf Asmusas sings and plays
Karel Jičínskýas dr. Ambros
František Kreuzmannas S. Goldsmith
Zdenka Procházkováas Bettyna, Smetana's wife
Zdeněk Dítěas poet Vítězslav Hálek
Jiří Steimaras rector Thomé
Vlasta Fialováas paní Fröjda
Raoul Schránilas man in Sweden
Miloš Nedbalas man in society
Felix le Breuxas bandleader Maýr
Eduard Dubskýas music correspondent Werner
Helena Krtičkováas Salomonová
František Kováříkas village teacher
Antonín Rýdl
Ella Šárkováas laundress
Eduard Cupákas Antonín Dvořák
Nelly Gaierováas Taxisová
Vladimír Borskýas Mrs. Fröjda's husband
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