Wolf Trap (film) explained

Wolf Trap
Director:Jiří Weiss
Starring:Miroslav Doležal
Jiřina Šejbalová
Jana Brejchová
Music:Jiří Srnka
Cinematography:Václav Hanuš
Editing:Miroslav Hájek
Studio:Filmové studio Barrandov
Distributor:Ústřední půjčovna filmů
Runtime:95 minutes
Country:Czechoslovakia
Language:Czech

Wolf Trap (Czech: '''Vlčí jáma''') is a 1957 Czech drama film by Jiří Weiss, based on the 1938 Jarmila Glazarová's novel of the same name.[1]

Plot

Orphaned 18-year-old girl Jana comes to live with a childless couple – Robert and Klára, his much older wife. Robert falls in love with Jana.

Production

The film was shot in Sobotka and Stromovka park in Prague. Interior scenes were shot in Hostivař Studios. The first choice for the role of Jana was an actress Jana Rybářová, who committed suicide before the start of the shooting.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Venice Film Festival

References

  1. Web site: Wolf Trap . Filmový přehled. NFA. March 7, 2020.