From My Life
Z mého života
Release: 1955-10-28·Runtime: 105m·★ 7.5
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
Antonín Rýdl
Jiří Vršťalaas Karel Purkyně
Miloš Nedbalas man in society
Gustav Hilmaras rector of Pivoda
Gustav Heverleas referent Linhart
Karel Högeras Bedřich Smetana
Bedřich Karenas dr. Ladislav Rieger
Raoul Schránilas man in Sweden
Rudolf Asmusas sings and plays
Ludmila Vendlováas Sophie, Smetana's daughter
Eduard Dubskýas music correspondent Werner
Karel Dostalas writer Josef Wenzig
Vladimír Borskýas Mrs. Fröjda's husband
Václav Vydraas rector Krejčí
Vlasta Fialováas paní Fröjda
Jana Rybářováas writer Eliška Krásnohorská
Eduard Kohoutas dr. K. Sladkovský
Bedřich Vrbskýas count Harrach
Jiří Steimaras rector Thomé
František Kreuzmannas S. Goldsmith
Nelly Gaierováas Taxisová
František Kováříkas village teacher
Karel Jičínskýas dr. Ambros
Jaromír Spalas writer Jan Neruda
František Filipovskýas principal of comedians
Ella Šárkováas laundress
Oldřich Lukešas Karel Sabina
Zdeněk Dítěas poet Vítězslav Hálek
Felix le Breuxas bandleader Maýr
Petr Haničinecas young villager
Zdenka Procházkováas Bettyna, Smetana's wife
Helena Krtičkováas Salomonová
Marta Májováas woman in the crowd at the National Theater
Eduard Cupákas Antonín Dvořák
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