Nocturnal Butterfly
Nocturnal Butterfly is a 1941 Czech drama film directed by František Čáp based on a novel by Karel Novák. It was shown in 9th Venice Film Festival where it won a prize Targa di segnalazione.
The film was dubbed into German and released under the name Der Nachtfalter in 1943.
Cast
- Hana Vítová as Marta Dekasová
- Svatopluk Beneš as Lieutenant of King's Guard Rudolf Kala
- Gustav Nezval as Senior lieutenant of King's Guard Varga
- Marie Glázrová as Varga's wife Helena
- Adina Mandlová as Prostitute Anča nicknamed Kiki
- Rudolf Hrušínský as Student Michal Lary
- Jaroslav Marvan as Marta's employer
- Elena Hálková as Marta's employer
- Renée Lavecká as Mášenka, their daughter
- Marie Blažková as Housekeeper Katynka
- Eduard Kohout as Mr. Leopold
- Anna Steimarová as Madame from bar