The Strike (1947 film)

The Strike
DVD cover
Directed by	Karel Steklý
Written by	Marie Majerová (novel) Karel Steklý
Starring	Ladislav Boháč Marie Vášová
Cinematography	Jaroslav Tuzar
Edited by	Jan Kohout
Music by	E. F. Burian
Production company	Československá filmová společnost
Distributed by	Státní půjčovna filmů
Release date	11 April 1947 (1947-04-11)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

The Strike (Czech: Siréna, "Siren") is a 1947 Czechoslovak film about striking miners directed by Karel Steklý.^[1] It is based on the novel of the same title by Marie Majerová.

It was awarded Grand International Prize (later known as Golden Lion) in Venice Film Festival in 1947.

Cast

• Ladislav Boháč as Hudec
• Marie Vášová as Hudcová
• Oleg Reif as Rudolf
• Nadězda Mauerová as Růžena
• Pavla Suchá as Emča
• Josef Bek as Karel Hampl
• Bedřich Karen as Bacher
• Josef Dekoj as Černý
• Věra Kalendová as Černá
• Lída Matoušková as Kazdová

References

1. "Siréna". Czech Film Database. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

External links

• The Strike at IMDb

Preceded by n/a

Grand International Prize of Venice 1947

Succeeded by Hamlet