Turbina Explained

Turbine
Director:Otakar Vávra
Starring:František Smolík
Lída Baarová
Vlasta Matulová
Music:Jiří Srnka
Cinematography:Václav Hanuš
Editing:Antonín Zelenka
Studio:Slaviafilm
Distributor:Slaviafilm
Runtime:96 minutes
Country:Czechoslovakia
Language:Czech

Turbine (Czech: '''Turbina''') is a 1941 Czech historical drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring František Smolík, Lída Baarová and Vlasta Matulová. It is based on a novel by Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod.[1]

Synopsis

The film takes place in the 19th century, when the family of Imperial councilman is experiencing a transition from traditional social values to the new social order, which it does not understand, but must face up to.

Production

It was shot at the Hostivař Studios in Prague.[2]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turbine . Filmový přehled. NFA. 2020-02-24.
  2. Web site: Filmové ateliéry Hostivař hostily svého času největší hvězdy filmů první republiky. Český rozhlas. 27 November 2018. 2020-02-24 . cs.