Distribution media
| Medium | Duration | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|
| 35 mm | 103 min |
About the film distribution
In the introduction titles, it has been mistakenly stated that Bedřich Karen played Belgian king Leopold III. It was actually king Leopold II. (1835–1909); Leopold III. was not born until 1901. Leopold II. financed Stanley´s expedition. Dr. Emil Holub was born in 1847 and died in 1902. The Czech travellers Zikmund and Hanzelka met Holub´s wife Růžena (1865–1958) in Vienna just before their journey to Africa. The African tribesmen were played as extras by students from Paris; some of the black actors were from the German Democratic Republic and several were American citizens living in Czechoslovakia.
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Film data
About a film
| Production year | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Categories | film |
| Genres | biography |
| Form | feature |
| Duration | 103 min |
| Director | Miloš Makovec |
| Cast | Otomar Krejča, Antonie Hegerliková, Jaroslav Marvan, Eduard Kohout, Bedřich Karen |
| Director of photography | Vladimír Novotný |
| Screenplay | Jiří Brdečka |
| Editor | Josef Dobřichovský |
| Production designer | Miroslav Hrachovec |
| Music | Jan Rychlík |
| Sound designer | Dobroslav Šrámek |
