Wolf Trap (film)

Wolf Trap (Czech: Vlčí jáma) is a 1957 Czech drama film by Jiří Weiss, based on the 1938 Jarmila Glazarová's novel of the same name.[1]

Wolf Trap
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJiří Weiss
Written byJiří Weiss
Jiří Brdečka
Based onVlčí jáma
by Jarmila Glazarová
StarringMiroslav Doležal
Jiřina Šejbalová
Jana Brejchová
CinematographyVáclav Hanuš
Edited byMiroslav Hájek
Music byJiří Srnka
Production
company
Filmové studio Barrandov
Distributed byÚstřední půjčovna filmů
Release date
  • 23 May 1958 (1958-05-23)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Plot

Orphaned 18-year-old girl Jana comes to live with a childless couple – Robert and Klára, his much older wife. Robert falls in love with Jana.

Production

The film was shot in Sobotka and Stromovka park in Prague. Interior scenes were shot in Hostivař Studios. The first choice for the role of Jana was an actress Jana Rybářová, who committed suicide before the start of the shooting.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Venice Film Festival

  • Won: FIPRESCI Award
  • Won: New Cinema Award
  • Won: Special Jury Award for Jiřina Šejbalová
  • Nominated: Golden Lion

References

  1. "Wolf Trap". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved March 7, 2020.


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