The Portrait

Jan 9, 1948

1h 27m

★ 6.5

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Horror

Production Companies

Československá filmová společnost

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Cast

Simon Jordán / Stepán Jordán

Otomar Krejča

Martina Jordánová

Luba Skořepová

Painter Roman

Vladimír Šmeral

Professor Mikulás

Ladislav Kulhánek

Extortioner Chazaj

Karel Dostal

Jáchym

Rudolf Deyl

Marcel Bernard

Felix le Breux

Mrs. Viktorová

Růžena Šlemrová

Líza Viktorová

Ludmila Píchová

Bussinesman Viktor

Emil Bolek

Mr. Zemblovský

František Holar

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