From My Life

Original title: Z mého života
Duration: 105 min
Release date: 1955-10-28
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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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Z mého života

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Karel Höger
Karel Höger
as Bedřich Smetana
Zdenka Procházková
Zdenka Procházková
as Bettyna, Smetana's wife
Jaromír Spal
Jaromír Spal
as writer Jan Neruda
Bedřich Karen
Bedřich Karen
as dr. Ladislav Rieger
Vlasta Fialová
Vlasta Fialová
as paní Fröjda
Oldřich Lukeš
Oldřich Lukeš
as Karel Sabina
Eduard Cupák
Eduard Cupák
as Antonín Dvořák
Jana Rybářová
Jana Rybářová
as writer Eliška Krásnohorská
Libuše Matějová
Libuše Matějová
as Otylie Malá
Eduard Kohout
Eduard Kohout
as dr. K. Sladkovský
Zdeněk Dítě
Zdeněk Dítě
as poet Vítězslav Hálek
Jiří Vršťala
Jiří Vršťala
as Karel Purkyně
Karel Dostal
Karel Dostal
as writer Josef Wenzig
Štěpán Bulejko
Štěpán Bulejko
as composer Franz Liszt
Bedřich Vrbský
Bedřich Vrbský
as count Harrach
Rudolf Walter
Rudolf Walter
as count of Thurn-Taxis
Ludmila Vendlová
Ludmila Vendlová
as Sophie, Smetana's daughter
Václav Švorc
Václav Švorc
as Josef Schwarz, Žofi's fiancé
Bohumil Aisman
Bohumil Aisman
as Ferdinandi
Jarmila Pechová
Jarmila Pechová
as singer Eleonora of the Ehrenbergs
Felix le Breux
Felix le Breux
as bandleader Maýr
Gustav Hilmar
Gustav Hilmar
as rector of Pivoda
Václav Vydra
Václav Vydra
as rector Krejčí
Jiří Steimar
Jiří Steimar
as rector Thomé
Gustav Heverle
Gustav Heverle
as referent Linhart
Karel Jičínský
Karel Jičínský
as dr. Ambros
František Kreuzmann
František Kreuzmann
as S. Goldsmith
Saša Danešová
Saša Danešová
as Maid Baruska
Nelly Gaierová
Nelly Gaierová
as Taxisová
Milada Matysová
Milada Matysová
as Harrachová
Eduard Dubský
Eduard Dubský
as music correspondent Werner
Vladimír Borský
Vladimír Borský
as Mrs. Fröjda's husband
Antonín Kandert
Antonín Kandert
as man in Sweden
Raoul Schránil
Raoul Schránil
as man in Sweden
Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová
Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová
as woman in Sweden
František Filipovský
František Filipovský
as principal of comedians
František Kovářík
František Kovářík
as village teacher
Miloš Nedbal
Miloš Nedbal
as man in society
Ella Šárková
Ella Šárková
as laundress
Petr Haničinec
Petr Haničinec
as young villager
Josef Příhoda
Josef Příhoda
as old villager
Arnošt Martínek
Arnošt Martínek
as Zdeněk Fibich
Emilie Urbanová-Jeřábková
Emilie Urbanová-Jeřábková
as Barbora Smetanová
Helena Krtičková
Helena Krtičková
as Salomonová
Emil Dlesk
Emil Dlesk
as butler
Otto Čermák
Otto Čermák
as
Antonín Rýdl
Antonín Rýdl
as
Marta Májová
Marta Májová
as woman in the crowd at the National Theater
Inka Vostřezová
Inka Vostřezová
as girl with a bouquet
Jarmil Burghauser
Jarmil Burghauser
as
Ivo Žídek
Ivo Žídek
as Jeník
Rudolf Cortés
Rudolf Cortés
as Dalibor (only playing)
Marie Podvalová
Marie Podvalová
as plays and sings Libuše
Beno Blachut
Beno Blachut
as sings and plays
Václav Bednář
Václav Bednář
as sings and plays
Luděk Mandaus
Luděk Mandaus
as sings and plays
Vojen Novák
Vojen Novák
as sings and plays
Milada Čadikovičová
Milada Čadikovičová
as sings and plays
Jan Konstantin
Jan Konstantin
as sings and plays
Bohumír Vích
Bohumír Vích
as sings and plays
Josef Vojta
Josef Vojta
as sings and plays
Rudolf Asmus
Rudolf Asmus
as sings and plays
Karel Kocourek
Karel Kocourek
as
Slávka Jägrová
Slávka Jägrová
as
Ladislav Kulhánek
Ladislav Kulhánek
as
Marie Lukášová
Marie Lukášová
as
Václava Austová
Václava Austová
as
Jiřina Součková
Jiřina Součková
as
Karel Hirsch
Karel Hirsch
as
Déda Papež
Déda Papež
as
Hynek Němec
Hynek Němec
as
Adam Novák
Adam Novák
as
Jaroslav Vágner
Jaroslav Vágner
as
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