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