Hero of One Night
1935, Czech. Directed by Martin Frič.
Country tailor Florian Svíčička neglects his work because of his interest in medieval history. When preparing an amateur performance at Zdislavice Castle, he gladly replaces the bailiff and plays the role of a knight. However, he ruins the performance and is shamefully banished. On his way home, he witnesses a horrific scene in the forest: two knights behead a young girl. It later turns out that it was a filming, and the girl Hana, a double for the famous diva Elvíra, spends the night with Florian at the castle because the filmmakers accidentally leave her. The master loses patience with Florian's excesses and Florian is fired from the tailoring shop. He sets off for Prague to find the girl he was with at the castle the night before. However, he does not know her name and accidentally comes to Elvíra's villa. The diva is not at home. Florian finds a love letter in the villa and thinks it is addressed to him. However, upon his return, Elvíra mercilessly throws Florian out...
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Martin FričDirector
- Vlasta BurianFlorian Svíčička
- Světla SvozilováPaní mistrová
- Jaroslav MarvanStarosta Zdislavic
- Truda GrosslichtováElvíra Thompsonová / statistka Hana
- Marie PtákováHanina matka
- Čeněk ŠléglUčitel, člen obecní rady
- Jarmila ŠvabíkováStarostova žena
- Eman FialaExekutor
- Helena MonczákováExekutorova žena
- František ČernýPoštmistr, člen obecní rady
- Václav TréglJarda, nezaměstnaný
- Jan SvitákFilmový režisér
Details
- Released
- 19 April 1935
- Original title
- Hrdina jedné noci
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Josef Neuberg, Saša Razov, Jaroslav Kvapil
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Hero of One Night runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Hero of One Night isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 April 1935. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Hero of One Night, try Much Ado About Nothing, After the Ball, A Bad Idea Gone Wrong.
Who directed Hero of One Night?
Hero of One Night (1935) was directed by Martin Frič and stars Vlasta Burian, Světla Svozilová, Jaroslav Marvan.