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Turbina

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.

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The 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...

Released: 1941-10-170 minDir: Otakar VávraDrama, History

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

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Key dates

Published: 1 January 1941

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Instance of: film
Genre: historical film
Country of origin: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Original language: Czech
Director: Otakar Vávra
Screenwriter: Otakar Vávra
Composer: Jiří Srnka
Narrative location: Prague
Duration: +98
Image: Höger Matulová Turbina 032.jpg

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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.