Fourteen at the Table
Fourteen at the Table (Czech:Ctrnáctý u stolu) is a 1943 Czechoslovak film directed by Oldřich Nový and Antonín Zelenka and starring Karel Höger, Ludvík Veverka and Helena Friedlová.[1]
| Fourteen at the Table | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Oldřich Nový Antonín Zelenka |
| Written by | Josef Mach Ossi Oswalda |
| Starring | Karel Höger Ludvík Veverka Helena Friedlová |
| Cinematography | Ferdinand Pečenka |
| Music by | Julius Kalas |
Production company | Lucernafilm |
Release date | 1943 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
It was made in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, where a Czech-language cinema continued to exist. The screenplay was based on a story by the retired German silent film actress Ossi Oswalda. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jan Zázvorka.
Plot
13 guests meet at the home of Mayor Bartoš. They are disturbed by the number, so they hope and wait for another guest to appear. A 14th guest does arrive, with the coincidental name of Fourteen (Ctrnáctý ). Everything would be fine, but when detective Pavel Čtrnáctý looks at the mayor's daughter, Ema, he cannot resist her charm. The girl suddenly becomes the subject of gossip.
Cast
- Karel Höger as Pavel Ctrnáctý
- Ludvík Veverka as Bartos
- Helena Friedlová as Bartosová
- Dagmar Frýbortová as Ema
- Vladimír Majer as Dr. Viktorin
- Karel Dostal as Bersecký
- Růžena Šlemrová as Bersecká
- Libuše Zemková as Lydie
- Raoul Schránil as Alexy
- Jiřina Petrovická as Bibi
- Ella Nollová as Hedvika, grandmother
- Zvonimir Rogoz as Linhart
- Jarmila Svabíková as Linhartová
- František Filipovský as Kilián
- Nelly Gaierová as Holá
- Jirí Vondrovic
- Anna Gabrielová as Chambermaid
- Anna Steimarová as Betty
- Slávka Dolezalová
- Jan Fifka as Bersecký's Guest
- Marie Vildová as Chambermaid
References
- Bock & Bergfelder p.353
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.