Drama · Czechoslovakia · 1939 · 1h 45m

The Magic House

Kouzelný dům

The Magic House poster
Director
Otakar Vávra
Cast
Adina Mandlová as Marie Ungrová Růžena Nasková as Vilemína Balvínová Leopolda Dostalová as Hedvika Balvínová Terezie Brzková as Anna Balvínová Zdeněk Štěpánek as Martin Balvín Eduard Kohout as Vilém Balvín
Crew
Jan Roth — Director of Photography Antonín Zelenka — Editor František Škvor — Original Music Composer Otakar Vávra — Screenplay Karel Josef Beneš — Novel Jan Zázvorka — Production Design
Synopsis

When Vilem appears in the road with an unconscious young woman, it disturbs the peaceful life of three generations of the Balvínova family.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or book
Key Collaborators
Otakar Vávra Director Jan Roth Director of Photography Antonín Zelenka Editor František Škvor Original Music Composer Otakar Vávra Screenplay Karel Josef Beneš Novel Jan Zázvorka Production Design
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