
The Portrait
Fantasy · Horror
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.
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Otomar Krejča
Otomar Krejča
Simon Jordán / Stepán Jordán
Otomar Krejča
Simon Jordán / Stepán Jordán


Luba Skořepová
Luba Skořepová
Martina Jordánová
Luba Skořepová
Martina Jordánová


Vladimír Šmeral
Vladimír Šmeral
Painter Roman
Vladimír Šmeral
Painter Roman
Ladislav Kulhánek
Ladislav Kulhánek
Professor Mikulás
Ladislav Kulhánek
Professor Mikulás


Karel Dostal
Karel Dostal
Extortioner Chazaj
Karel Dostal
Extortioner Chazaj


Rudolf Deyl
Rudolf Deyl
Jáchym
Rudolf Deyl
Jáchym


Felix le Breux
Felix le Breux
Marcel Bernard
Felix le Breux
Marcel Bernard


Růžena Šlemrová
Růžena Šlemrová
Mrs. Viktorová
Růžena Šlemrová
Mrs. Viktorová
Ludmila Píchová
Ludmila Píchová
Líza Viktorová
Ludmila Píchová
Líza Viktorová


Emil Bolek
Emil Bolek
Bussinesman Viktor
Emil Bolek
Bussinesman Viktor
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