The 13th Police Station
LFŠ 2022 / Martin Frič / Czechoslovakia 1946 / 96 min. / Data file
Very few Czechoslovak films were entangled with similarly dramatic origin story and myths than Frič’s first post-war motion picture The 13th Police Station. Moreover, the film has a significant formal conception, as it resembles the atmosphere of film noir.
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Directed by:
Martin Frič
Screenplay:
Eduard Fiker, Karel Steklý
Photography:
Jan Stallich
Music:
Julius Kalaš
Cast:
Dana Medřická (prostitutka Františka Brabcová zvaná Fróny), Jaroslav Marvan (policejní revírní inspektor Svatopluk Čadek), Ella Nollová (hospodská Terezie Procházková zvaná matka Klouzanda), Vilém Pfeiffer (MUDr. Karel Chrudimský), Miloš Nedbal (komisař dr. K. Barák), L. H. Struna (kasař Josef Karta), Jaroslav Šára (čínský podomní obchodník Wang-li), Blanka Waleská (Wang-liova žena Žofka)