Nocturnal Butterfly

Nocturnal Butterfly
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	František Čáp
Written by	František Čáp Václav Krška
Based on	Noční motýl by Karel Novák
Produced by	Vilém Brož
Starring	Hana Vítová Svatopluk Beneš
Cinematography	Ferdinand Pečenka
Edited by	Antonín Zelenka
Music by	Roman Blahník
Production company	Lucernafilm
Distributed by	Lucernafilm
Release date	10 October 1941 (1941-10-10)
Running time	89 minutes
Countries	Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Language	Czech

Nocturnal Butterfly (Czech: Noční motýl) is a 1941 Czech drama film directed by František Čáp based on a novel by Karel Novák.^[1] It was shown in 9th Venice Film Festival where it won a prize Targa di segnalazione.^[1]

The film was dubbed into German and released under the name Der Nachtfalter in 1943.

Cast

• Hana Vítová as Marta Dekasová
• Svatopluk Beneš as Lieutenant of King's Guard Rudolf Kala
• Gustav Nezval as Senior lieutenant of King's Guard Varga
• Marie Glázrová as Varga's wife Helena
• Adina Mandlová as Prostitute Anča nicknamed Kiki
• Rudolf Hrušínský as Student Michal Lary
• Jaroslav Marvan as Marta's employer
• Elena Hálková as Marta's employer
• Renée Lavecká as Mášenka, their daughter
• Marie Blažková as Housekeeper Katynka
• Eduard Kohout as Mr. Leopold
• Anna Steimarová as Madame from bar

Release

The movie was released online on YouTube [1] by Czech Film Archive on 16 February 2019.

References

1. "Noční motýl". Filmový přehled (in Czech).

External links

• Nocturnal Butterfly at IMDb