| The River | |
| Director: | Josef Rovenský |
| Starring: | Jarmila Beránková Václav Jalovec |
| Music: | Josef Dobeš |
| Cinematography: | Jan Stallich |
| Studio: | Reiter |
| Distributor: | Elektafilm |
| Runtime: | 87 min |
| Country: | Czechoslovakia |
| Language: | Czech 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.
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]
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.