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:
František Čáp, Jan Drda, 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 | Antonín Dekoj | Assistant Director |
| Writing | František Čáp | Screenplay |
| Camera | Ferdinand Pečenka | Director of Photography |
| Camera | René Nebeský | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bohumil Kolátor | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Jan Drda | Screenplay |
| Art | Štěpán Kopecký | Production Design |
| Writing | Jan Drda | Story |
| Directing | Karel Klikar | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Frank Tetauer | Screenplay |
| Production | Antonín Procházka | Executive Producer |
| Production | Oldřich Papež | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jiří Pinkas | Conductor |
| Art | František Rieger | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Emanuel Formánek | Sound |
| Art | Prokop Pěkný | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Antonín Frič | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Karel Vlach | Conductor |
| Sound | Otakar Pařík | Conductor |
| Sound | Jiří Srnka | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josef Mann | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Růžena Plašilová | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | Boris Milec | Choreographer |
| Directing | František Čáp | Director |
| Art | Bohuslav Kulič | Assistant Production Design |
| Editing | Jan Kohout | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fernand Vácha | Costume Design |
| Production | Josef Holomý | Unit Manager |
| Production | Stanko Bohata | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Jaroslav Beránek | Script Supervisor |