The Uprising
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Film / 1955
From My Life
Directed by
Václav Krška
The film, in individual episodes, captures the fate of Bedřich Smetana from 1856 until the end of his life, from his young years until the moment when, exhausted by human and artistic hardship, he sees the fulfillment of his great dream, the opening of the National Theatre.
The story
The film, in individual episodes, captures the fate of Bedřich Smetana from 1856 until the end of his life, from his young years until the moment when, exhausted by human and artistic hardship, he sees the fulfillment of his great dream, the opening of the National Theatre.
Cast
Karel HögerBedřich Smetana
Zdenka ProcházkováBettyna, Smetana's wife
Jaromír Spalwriter Jan Neruda
Bedřich Karendr. Ladislav Rieger
Vlasta Fialovápaní Fröjda
Oldřich LukešKarel Sabina
Eduard CupákAntonín Dvořák
Jana Rybářováwriter Eliška Krásnohorská
Libuše MatějováOtylie Malá
Eduard Kohoutdr. K. Sladkovský
Zdeněk Dítěpoet Vítězslav Hálek
Jiří VršťalaKarel Purkyně
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Karel Dostalwriter Josef Wenzig
Štěpán Bulejkocomposer Franz Liszt
Bedřich Vrbskýcount Harrach
Rudolf Waltercount of Thurn-Taxis
Ludmila VendlováSophie, Smetana's daughter
Václav ŠvorcJosef Schwarz, Žofi's fiancé
Bohumil AismanFerdinandi
Jarmila Pechovásinger Eleonora of the Ehrenbergs
Felix le Breuxbandleader Maýr
Gustav Hilmarrector of Pivoda
Václav Vydrarector Krejčí
Jiří Steimarrector Thomé
Gustav Heverlereferent Linhart
Karel Jičínskýdr. Ambros
František KreuzmannS. Goldsmith
Saša DanešováMaid Baruska
Nelly GaierováTaxisová
Milada MatysováHarrachová
Eduard Dubskýmusic correspondent Werner
Vladimír BorskýMrs. Fröjda's husband
Antonín Kandertman in Sweden
Raoul Schránilman in Sweden
Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusováwoman in Sweden
František Filipovskýprincipal of comedians
František Kováříkvillage teacher
Miloš Nedbalman in society
Ella Šárkoválaundress
Petr Haničinecyoung villager
Josef Příhodaold villager
Arnošt MartínekZdeněk Fibich
Emilie Urbanová-JeřábkováBarbora Smetanová
Helena KrtičkováSalomonová
Emil Dleskbutler
Otto Čermák
Antonín Rýdl
Marta Májováwoman in the crowd at the National Theater
Inka Vostřezovágirl with a bouquet
Jarmil Burghauser
Ivo ŽídekJeník
Rudolf CortésDalibor (only playing)
Marie Podvalováplays and sings Libuše
Beno Blachutsings and plays
Václav Bednářsings and plays
Luděk Mandaussings and plays
Vojen Nováksings and plays
Milada Čadikovičovásings and plays
Jan Konstantinsings and plays
Bohumír Víchsings and plays
Josef Vojtasings and plays
Rudolf Asmussings and plays
Karel Kocourek
Slávka Jägrová
Ladislav Kulhánek
Marie Lukášová
Václava Austová
Jiřina Součková
Karel Hirsch
Déda Papež
Hynek Němec
Adam Novák
Jaroslav Vágner
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