
The Portrait
Genres
Overview
People are afraid of the usurer Chazaj and are convinced that he is the bearer of evil. One day Chazaj pays a visit to the poor artist Simon Jordán and asks him to paint his portrait. Simon agrees but as he progresses with the work his mind conjures up terrible thoughts and in the end he commits suicide. The portrait looks lifelike and Chazaj is content with the results. After Chazaj's death the picture changes hands and brings misfortune to all who own it. The last victim is the young painter Roman who buys Chazaj's portrait in a bazaar. He finds a treasure in the frame and begins to live well off it. The comfortable life suits him so well that he rejects his original artistic aims and becomes a painter of fashionable kitsch.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
1948-01-09
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
6.5
Otomar Krejča
Simon Jordán / Stepán Jordán
Luba Skořepová
Martina Jordánová
Vladimír Šmeral
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Ladislav Kulhánek
Professor Mikulás
Karel Dostal
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Rudolf Deyl
Jáchym
Felix le Breux
Marcel Bernard
Růžena Šlemrová
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Ludmila Píchová
Líza Viktorová
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Viktor Očásek
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Jan S. Kolár
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Arnošt Mirský
Marta Májová
Gabriel Hart
Milada Smolíková
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Blažena Slavíčková
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Antonín Soukup
Dagmar Toužimská
Zora Božinová
Ludmila Burešová
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