Sign of the Anchor (1947)
The mysterious story of a young girl Pavla, who mysteriously disappeared from her mother five years ago, takes place in the dark corners of the Bratislava port. The girl was kidnapped by the hypnotist Lascani, who performs in a variety show and has just arrived in Pavla's hometown on his travels. He completely controls his victim and Pavla doesn't remember anything. She has to act as his "medium" with Lascani and even has to be his lover. However, a young boatman, Franta, falls in love with the girl and tries to free her...
Director:
František Čáp
Writers:
Jan Drda, František Čáp, Frank Tetauer.
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Hana Vítová as Pavla Marková |
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Zdeňka Baldová as |
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Vlasta Fabianová as |
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Eduard Kohout as |
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Zdeněk Štěpánek as |
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Július Pántik as |
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L. H. Struna as |
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Vladimír Salač as |
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Jarmila Smejkalová as |
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Josef Maršálek as |
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Jan W. Speerger as |
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Jaroslav Zrotal as |
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Karel Effa as |
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Ota Motyčka as |
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František Dibarbora as |
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Jan S. Kolár as |
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Josef Steigl as |
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Jaroslav Švec as |
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H. Mimrová as |
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Emanuel Hříbal as |
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Marie Hrdličková as |
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Milka Balek-Brodská as |
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Božena Helclová as |
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Anna Tichá as |
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Marta Májová as |
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Josef Oliak as |
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Zdeněk Šavrda as |
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Hana Šolcová as |
| Directing | František Čáp | Director |
| Directing | Karel Klikar | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Antonín Dekoj | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jan Drda | Story |
| Writing | Jan Drda | Screenplay |
| Writing | František Čáp | Screenplay |
| Writing | Frank Tetauer | Screenplay |
| Camera | Ferdinand Pečenka | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Bohumil Kolátor | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | René Nebeský | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Štěpán Kopecký | Production Design |
| Art | Bohuslav Kulič | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Prokop Pěkný | Set Decoration |
| Art | František Rieger | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fernand Vácha | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josef Mann | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Růžena Plašilová | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Jan Kohout | Editor |
| Sound | Emanuel Formánek | Sound |
| Production | Oldřich Papež | Production Manager |
| Camera | Antonín Frič | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Jiří Srnka | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Karel Vlach | Conductor |
| Sound | Otakar Pařík | Conductor |
| Sound | Jiří Pinkas | Conductor |
| Crew | Boris Milec | Choreographer |
| Production | Antonín Procházka | Executive Producer |
| Production | Josef Holomý | Unit Manager |
| Production | Stanko Bohata | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Jaroslav Beránek | Script Supervisor |