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