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Turbina
Sign in to saveTurbine () is a 1941 Czech historical drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring František Smolík, Lída Baarová and Vlasta Matulová. It is based on a novel by Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod.
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6.7The imperial councilor Ullik decides to modernize his old mills by installing a new turbine. His eccentric brother-in-law Artuš tries to prevent this, as the construction work disrupts the statics of the tower in which he lives. Ullik's older daughter Tynda is a talented singer. The bewitched girl secretly accepts the courtship of the virile Václav, the son of the night watchman. Her younger sister, the doctor Marie, wins the heart and hand of the astronomer Zouplna, despite her father's prohibition...
Cast
- František Smolík as Ullik
- Lída Baarová as Tynda
- Vlasta Matulová as Marie
- Rudolf Hrušínský as Bohumil
- Meda Valentová as Rézi
- Eduard Kohout as Artuš Fabian
Themes
- based on novel or book
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Turbine () is a 1941 Czech historical drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring František Smolík, Lída Baarová and Vlasta Matulová. It is based on a novel by Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod.
==Synopsis== thumb|upright|150px|Vlasta Matulová (left) and Karel Höger in Turbina The film takes place in the 19th century, when the family of Imperial councilman is experiencing a transition from traditional social values to the new social order, which it does not understand, but must face up to.
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