Gypsies (1922 film)
Gypsies (Czech: Cikáni) is a 1922 Czech silent drama film directed by Karl Anton and starring Hugo Svoboda, Olga Augustová and Theodor Pistek.
| Gypsies | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Karl Anton |
| Written by | Karel Hynek Mácha (novel) Karl Anton |
| Cinematography | Karol Kopriva |
Production company | AB Film |
| Distributed by | La Tricolore |
Release date | 7 April 1922 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Silent Czech intertitles |
It is an adaptation of the 1835 novel Cikáni by Karel Hynek Mácha. Along with Anton's later silent The May Fairy, it is credited with initiating the tradition of lyricism in Czech cinema.[1]
Cast
- Hugo Svoboda as Giacomo
- Olga Augustová as Angelina
- Theodor Pistek as Count Valdemar Lomecký
- Alfons Rasp as Son of Valdemar Lomecký
- Julius Czonský as Innkeeper
- Bronislava Livia as Lea
- Karel Fiala as Administrator of a manor
- Karel Schleichert as Old Veteran
- Josef Sváb-Malostranský as Guest
- Karel Faltys as Napoleon
- Jirina Janderová as Countess Lomecká
- Jindrich Edl as Presiding Judge
- Frantisek Kudlácek as Priest
References
- Bock & Bergfelder p.15
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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