Funeral of writer Karel Čapek in Prague

  Authors

Aktualita

  Item identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3900415-03

 Date issued

1939

 Type

clip, video

 Language(s)

Czech

 Description

Segment of the Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1939 No. 1 caputres the funeral of writer Karel Čapek at Vyšehrad Cemetery in Prague on 29 December 1938. The coffin with the deceased is carried out of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul and across the cemetery to the grave. Theatre director Vojta Novák delivers a speech at the grave. The coffin is lowered into the grave. The mourners include Karel Čapek´s widow, actress and writer Olga Scheinpflugová, his brother-in law, journalist Karel Scheinpflug, writer Ferdinand Peroutka, Karel Čapek´s brother, painter and writer Josef Čapek, actor Hugo Haas, poet and theatre critic Hanuš Jelínek, poet Josef Hora, sociologist Miloslav Disman and others. The segment conludes with the Czech anthem.

 Publisher

Národní filmový archiv

 Subject(s)

nekrolog Čapek Karel pohřeb Čapek Karel projev Novák Vojta projev smuteční hosté smuteční hřbitov rakev nesená hodnostář církevní na pohřbu Významné pohřby Places::Praha::Vyšehrad::hřbitov Places::Praha::Vyšehrad::kostel sv. Petra a Pavla People::Čapek Karel (1890-1938) People::Novák Vojta (1886-1966) People::Čapek Josef (1887-1945) People::Scheinpflugová Olga (1902-1968) People::Scheinpflug Karel (1899-1987) People::Haas Hugo (1901-1968) People::Jelínek Hanuš (1878-1944) People::Čapková Helena (1886-1961) People::Disman Miloslav (1904-1981) People::Peroutka Ferdinand (1895-1978) People::Hora Josef (1891-1945) People::Čapková Alena (1923-1971) People::Ihriský Vojtech (1899-1988) Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita::1939/1A

 Collection(s)

Memorable Funerals

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