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The River (1933 film)

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The River
Directed byJosef Rovenský
Written byJan Reiter
Josef Rovenský
StarringJarmila Beránková
Václav Jalovec
CinematographyJan Stallich
Music byJosef Dobeš
Production
company
Reiter
Distributed byElektafilm
Release date
  • 13 October 1933 (1933-10-13)
Running time
87 min
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguagesCzech
German

The River (Czech: Řeka) is a 1933 Czechoslovak film drama directed by Josef Rovenský. The film was also released with German voiceovers under the title Junge Liebe in 1934.[1]

The film won Best Director Prize at 1934 Venice Film Festival.[1]

Production

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The film was shot in 12 days — 3 days for exteriors and 9 days in the studio. The outdoor scenes were filmed around Poříčí nad Sázavou and in hotel Hubertus in Jíloviště.[2]

Cast

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Release

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The premiere was in Lucerna cinema in Prague on 13 October 1933. The film was commercially very successful. It won a Best Director Prize at 1934 Venice Film Festival and was distributed in 30 countries. It was the first Czechoslovak film distributed in Japan and India.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Řeka (1933) – Filmový přehled". filmovyprehled.cz. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  2. ^ a b "Řeka (1933)". csfd.cz (in Czech).
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