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The Doll (1938 film)

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The Doll
Directed byRobert Land
Written byJan Grmela
Robert Land
Produced byFrantišek Jerhot
StarringFerenc Futurista
Věra Ferbasová
CinematographyFerdinand Pečenka
Edited byGina Hašler
Music byJára Beneš
Production
company
Metropolitan
Distributed byMetropolitan
Release date
  • 31 March 1938 (1938-03-31)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

The Doll (Czech: Panenka) is a 1938 Czech comedy film directed by Robert Land.[1] It was Land's last movie. He escaped to France in 1938 and died there in 1940.[2]

A German language version of the film was shot simultaneously by Josef Medeotti-Boháč. It was released under the name Robot Girl Nr. 1, but today it's considered lost.[3]

Cast

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Reception

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The film was commercially successful, but it was panned by critics.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The Doll". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Jan Křipač. "Panenka – Revue". Filmový přehled (in Czech). NFA. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Český hraný film 1930-1945. NFA. 1998.
  4. ^ Mihola, Rudolf (2003). Věra Ferbasová (in Czech). Petrklíč. p. 123.
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