Nocturnal Butterfly
Nocturnal Butterfly () is a 1941 Czech drama film directed by František Čáp based on a novel by Karel Novák. It was shown in 9th Venice Film Festival where it won a prize Targa di segnalazione. The film was dubbed into German and released under the name Der Nachtfalter in 1943. Cast Hana Vítová as Marta Dekasová Svatopluk Beneš as Lieutenant of King's Guard Rudolf Kala Gustav Nezval as Senior lieutenant of King's Guard Varga Marie Glázrová as Varga's wife Helena Adina Mandlová as Prostitute Anča nicknamed Kiki Rudolf Hrušínský as Student Michal Lary Jaroslav Marvan as Marta's employer Elena Hálková as Marta's employer Renée Lavecká as Mášenka, their daughter Marie Blažková as Housekeeper Katynka Eduard Kohout as Mr. Leopold Anna Steimarová as Madame from bar Release The movie was released online on YouTube by Czech Film Archive on 16 February 2019. References External links 1941 films Czech drama films 1941 drama films 1940s Czech-language films Films directed by František Čáp Czech black-and-white films Films set in Prague Films about prostitution 1940s Czech films