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]

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
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Metropolitan
Distributed byMetropolitan
Release date
  • 31 March 1938 (1938-03-31)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

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]

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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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