Camel Through the Eye of a Needle (Czech: Velbloud uchem jehly) is a 1936 Czech comedy film directed by and starring Hugo Haas.[1] The title is an allusion to the "eye of a needle" aphorism. It's a second movie adaptation of the play by František Langer after the 1926 film Never the Twain.[2]
| Camel Through the Eye of a Needle | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Hugo Haas Otakar Vávra |
| Written by | Hugo Haas Otakar Vávra |
| Based on | Velbloud uchem jehly by František Langer |
| Produced by | Josef Stein |
| Starring | Hugo Haas Antonie Nedošinská Jiřina Štěpničková |
| Cinematography | Ferdinand Pečenka |
| Edited by | Jan Kohout |
| Music by | Julius Kalaš |
Production company | Moldavia |
| Distributed by | Moldavia |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Plot edit
Alík, son of a wealthy chocolate factory owner Adolf Vilím, is set to marry Nina Štěpánková from a wealthy family. But Alík is not interested in Nina. He gets to know the beggar Pešta and his falls in love with his step-daughter Zuzka.
Cast edit
- Hugo Haas as Beggar Josef Pešta
- Antonie Nedošínská as Aloise Peštová
- Jiřina Štěpničková as Zuzka Peštová
- Rudolf Deyl Sr. as Adolf Vilím
- Pavel Herbert as Alík Vilím
- Oldřich Nový as Butler Alfons
- Eduard Blažek as Secretary
- Růžena Šlemrová as Mrs. Štěpánová
- Adina Mandlová as Nina Štěpánová
- Jindřich Plachta as Pavel Bezchyba
- Jan Pivec as Fred Krupička
- Božena Šustrová as Nina's friend
See also edit
- Never the Twain (1926)
References edit
- ^ "Velbloud uchem jehly". Czech Film Database. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Camel Through the Eye of a Needle (1936) – Filmový přehled". Filmový přehled. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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