The tale of the Venetian gondolier whose desire for revenge following a thwarted love affair leads him to Bohemia. The intricate plot also deals with destinies of other characters, who finally come together in a dramatic encounter at one time and in one place. In his role as screenwriter and director, Anton produced a highly accomplished version of Mácha’s work. He respected the original but was also able, along with the DoP Karel Kopřiva, to capitalise on the possibilities that the film medium offered. For the Venice prologue, the filmmakers exploited the photogenic qualities of the city – the narrow streets, the lagoons, gondolas and the sea – and they moved the set to the enigmatic Czech landscape around the castle of Kokořín.
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Cast
21 people
Hugo Svoboda
Giacomo
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Olga Augustová
Angelina
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Lady with the Small Foot
Karl Anton
Karel Kopřiva
Karel Hynek Mácha
Theodor Pištěk
Count Valdemar Lomecký
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School Is the Foundation of Life
The Arrival from the Darkness
Bohuslav Šula
Alfons Rasp
Son of Valdemar Lomecký
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Julius Czonský
Innkeeper
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Ošálená komtesa Zuzana
Bronislava Livia
Lea
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Battalion
The Loves of Kačenka Strnadová
Karel Fiala
Administrator of a manor
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The Poisoned Light
Poor girl
Karel Schleichert
Old Veteran
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Erotikon
Jánošík
Karl Anton Director · Karel Hynek Mácha Author Karel Kopřiva Cinematographer
First release April 7, 1922 · Produced in XC · Original title Cikáni
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Production
XC
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Original title
Cikáni
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Slovakia · April 7, 1922
XC · April 7, 1922
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Poland
April 26, 2015 · Silent Film Festival
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