About the film
based on short story
The Portrait
Release Date: January 09, 1948
| Year | : | 1948 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Fantasy |
| Production Companies | : | Československá filmová společnost |
| Director | : | Jiří Slavíček |
| Producers | : | Zdeněk Reimann, Václav Dražil, František Urbánek |
| Writers | : | František Vlček, Martin Frič, Nikolai Gogol |
| RunTime | : | 87 mins. |
People are afraid of the usurer Chazaj and are convinced that he is the bearer of evil. One day Chazaj pays a visit to the poor artist Simon Jordán and asks him to paint his portrait. Simon agrees but as he progresses with the work his mind conjures up terrible thoughts and in the end he commits suicide. The portrait looks lifelike and Chazaj is content with the results. After Chazaj's death the picture changes hands and brings misfortune to all who own it. The last victim is the young painter Roman who buys Chazaj's portrait in a bazaar. He finds a treasure in the frame and begins to live well off it. The comfortable life suits him so well that he rejects his original artistic aims and becomes a painter of fashionable kitsch.
Main Actors
Otomar Krejča
Character : Simon Jordán / Stepán Jordán
Luba Skořepová
Character : Martina Jordánová
Vladimír Šmeral
Character : Painter Roman
Ladislav Kulhánek
Character : Professor Mikulás
Karel Dostal
Character : Extortioner Chazaj
Rudolf Deyl
Character : Jáchym
Felix le Breux
Character : Marcel Bernard
Růžena Šlemrová
Character : Mrs. Viktorová
Ludmila Píchová
Character : Líza Viktorová
Emil Bolek
Character : Bussinesman Viktor
František Holar
Character : Mr. Zemblovský
Viktor Očásek
Character : Merchant Image
Bohumil Machník
Character : Homegrown
Vladimír Hlavatý
Character :
Jiří Těšík
Character :
Rudolf Hrušínský
Character :
Marie Nademlejnská
Character :
Břetislav Hrstka
Character :
Robert Morávek
Character :
Karel Hynek
Character :
Jan S. Kolár
Character :
Bohuslav Kupšovský
Character :
Arnošt Mirský
Character :
Marta Májová
Character :
Gabriel Hart
Character :
Milada Smolíková
Character :
Emanuel Hříbal
Character :
Bohumil Švarc
Character :
Arno Velecký
Character :
Blažena Slavíčková
Character :
Jan W. Speerger
Character :
Jaroslav Orlický
Character :
Antonín Soukup
Character :
Dagmar Toužimská
Character :
Zora Božinová
Character :
Ludmila Burešová
Character :
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