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The Organist at St. Vitus' Cathedral (Czech: Varhaník u sv. Víta) is a 1929 silent Czech drama film directed by Martin Frič.[1]

The Organist at St. Vitus' Cathedral
Directed by	Martin Frič
Written by	Martin Frič Václav Wasserman Vítezslav Nezval
Produced by	Vladimír Stránský
Starring	Karel Hašler
Cinematography	Jaroslav Blažek
Distributed by	Lloydfilm
Release date	30 August 1929 (1929-08-30)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Silent

Production

The movie was shot at Kavalírka film studio.[2] Exterior scenes were shot on location at Prague Castle. Frič was inspired by Billy Bitzer's The Love Flower. In the middle of filming a producer Vladimír Stránský went bankrupt and committed suicide.[2]

Cast

• Karel Hašler as Organist
• Oscar Marion as Ivan, painter (as Oskar Marion)
• Suzanne Marwille as Klára, foster-child
• Ladislav H. Struna as Josef Falk, extortionist
• Otto Zahrádka as Klára's father
• Marie Ptáková as Abbess
• Vladimír Smíchovský as Innkeeper
• Josef Kobík as Fish vendor
• Milka Balek-Brodská as Maiden
• Roza Schlesingerová as Women in the Cathedral
• Václav Wasserman as New organist

References

External links

• The Organist at St. Vitus' Cathedral at IMDb

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