The Cathedral Builder
1920 · 38m · N/A
Drama, History
Directed by
Karl Degl
,
Antonín Novotný
Overview
The story of the legendary architect Petr Parléř, who is charged by the king Charles IV with the task of building a Gothic cathedral in Prague.
Director and cast
- Karl Degl Director
- Antonín Novotný Director
- Jakub Seifert as Charles IV
- Rudolf Deyl as Petr
- Karel Kolár as Stonecutter
- Eva Vrchlická as Alice
- Jaroslav Hurt as 1st Builder / Devil
- Florentin Steinsberg as 2nd Builder
- Karel Váňa as Priest / 3rd Builder
- Vladimír Šrámek as Charles IV's Confessor
- Milada Zázvorková as Charles IV's Page
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