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From My Life

From My Life

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

28 October 1955

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Karel Höger

Karel Höger

Bedřich Smetana

Zdenka Procházková

Zdenka Procházková

Bettyna, Smetana's wife

Jaromír Spal

Jaromír Spal

writer Jan Neruda

Bedřich Karen

Bedřich Karen

dr. Ladislav Rieger

Vlasta Fialová

Vlasta Fialová

paní Fröjda

Oldřich Lukeš

Oldřich Lukeš

Karel Sabina

Eduard Cupák

Eduard Cupák

Antonín Dvořák

Jana Rybářová

Jana Rybářová

writer Eliška Krásnohorská

Libuše Matějová

Libuše Matějová

Otylie Malá

Eduard Kohout

Eduard Kohout

dr. K. Sladkovský

Zdeněk Dítě

Zdeněk Dítě

poet Vítězslav Hálek

Jiří Vršťala

Jiří Vršťala

Karel Purkyně

Karel Dostal

Karel Dostal

writer Josef Wenzig

Štěpán Bulejko

Štěpán Bulejko

composer Franz Liszt

Bedřich Vrbský

Bedřich Vrbský

count Harrach

Rudolf Walter

Rudolf Walter

count of Thurn-Taxis

Ludmila Vendlová

Ludmila Vendlová

Sophie, Smetana's daughter

Václav Švorc

Václav Švorc

Josef Schwarz, Žofi's fiancé

Bohumil Aisman

Bohumil Aisman

Ferdinandi

Jarmila Pechová

Jarmila Pechová

singer Eleonora of the Ehrenbergs

Felix le Breux

Felix le Breux

bandleader Maýr

Gustav Hilmar

Gustav Hilmar

rector of Pivoda

Václav Vydra

Václav Vydra

rector Krejčí

Jiří Steimar

Jiří Steimar

rector Thomé

Gustav Heverle

Gustav Heverle

referent Linhart

Karel Jičínský

Karel Jičínský

dr. Ambros

František Kreuzmann

František Kreuzmann

S. Goldsmith

Saša Danešová

Saša Danešová

Maid Baruska

Nelly Gaierová

Nelly Gaierová

Taxisová

Milada Matysová

Milada Matysová

Harrachová

Eduard Dubský

Eduard Dubský

music correspondent Werner

Vladimír Borský

Vladimír Borský

Mrs. Fröjda's husband

Antonín Kandert

Antonín Kandert

man in Sweden

Raoul Schránil

Raoul Schránil

man in Sweden

Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová

Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová

woman in Sweden

František Filipovský

František Filipovský

principal of comedians

František Kovářík

František Kovářík

village teacher

Miloš Nedbal

Miloš Nedbal

man in society

Ella Šárková

Ella Šárková

laundress

Petr Haničinec

Petr Haničinec

young villager

Josef Příhoda

Josef Příhoda

old villager

Arnošt Martínek

Arnošt Martínek

Zdeněk Fibich

Emilie Urbanová-Jeřábková

Emilie Urbanová-Jeřábková

Barbora Smetanová

Helena Krtičková

Helena Krtičková

Salomonová

Emil Dlesk

Emil Dlesk

butler

Otto Čermák

Otto Čermák

Antonín Rýdl

Antonín Rýdl

Marta Májová

Marta Májová

woman in the crowd at the National Theater

Inka Vostřezová

Inka Vostřezová

girl with a bouquet

Jarmil Burghauser

Jarmil Burghauser

Ivo Žídek

Ivo Žídek

Jeník

Rudolf Cortés

Rudolf Cortés

Dalibor (only playing)

Marie Podvalová

Marie Podvalová

plays and sings Libuše

Beno Blachut

Beno Blachut

sings and plays

Václav Bednář

Václav Bednář

sings and plays

Luděk Mandaus

Luděk Mandaus

sings and plays

Vojen Novák

Vojen Novák

sings and plays

Milada Čadikovičová

Milada Čadikovičová

sings and plays

Jan Konstantin

Jan Konstantin

sings and plays

Bohumír Vích

Bohumír Vích

sings and plays

Josef Vojta

Josef Vojta

sings and plays

Rudolf Asmus

Rudolf Asmus

sings and plays

Karel Kocourek

Karel Kocourek

Slávka Jägrová

Slávka Jägrová

Ladislav Kulhánek

Ladislav Kulhánek

Marie Lukášová

Marie Lukášová

Václava Austová

Václava Austová

Jiřina Součková

Jiřina Součková

Karel Hirsch

Karel Hirsch

Déda Papež

Déda Papež

Hynek Němec

Hynek Němec

Adam Novák

Adam Novák

Jaroslav Vágner

Jaroslav Vágner

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