Morality Above All Else
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Synopsis
Professor Karas is widely known as enthusiastic propagator of the motto "Morality Above All Else". He guides his students as well as his own family to live a morally decent life. One day he has an unexpected visit. It's his illegitimate daughter Vera, who is proof of his thoughtless youth. Mr. Karas know that she can ruin his image, thus he decides to keep her a secret and asks her to leave. Instead of leaving she takes a position of a governess in his own family without letting him know. Mr. Karas realizes that he must reveal the truth sooner or later, but he doesn't have enough courage to do so. As he postpones it, he is more and more scared to come to his own home.
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Type: Clip • Published 2012-12-04
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Hugo Haas
Professor Antonín Karas
Světla Svozilová
Karolína Karasová - wife
Adina Mandlová
Eva Karasová - daughter
Jiří Hlinomaz
Ivan Karas - son
Ladislav Boháč
MUDr. Jílkovský
Saša Rašilov
JUDr. Mach - friend
Věra Ferbasová
Vera Gregorova - illegitimate daughter
Mirko Eliáš
Konrád - sculptor
Zdeňka Baldová
Mr. Drázná - Executive Association for the Advancement of morality
Marie Ptáková
Mr. Roubalová - Executive Association for the Advancement of morality
Marie Pilská
Member of the Association for the Advancement of morality
Milada Gampeová
Mr. Nyklasová - Executive Association for the Advancement of morality
Marie Ježková
Madla - maid at Karas
Elsa Vetešníková
Chambermaid in a hotel
Marie Marková-Nekolová
Gossip
Terezie Třebovská
Marie Häusslerová
Gossip
Miro Bernat
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Martin Frič
- Screenplay & Story
- Martin Frič, Hugo Haas, Otakar Vávra
- Original Score
- Roman Blahník, R. A. Dvorský
- Original Title
- Mravnost nade vše
- Country of Origin
- Czechoslovakia
- Spoken Languages
- Czech
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Production Studios
- A-B
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Martin Frič
Martin Frič, Hugo Haas, Otakar Vávra, J. Erbenová
Roman Blahník, R. A. Dvorský
Ferdinand Pečenka
Jan Kohout
Department Leadership Roster
Martin Frič
Director
Ferdinand Pečenka
Director of Photography
Roman Blahník
Original Music Composer
R. A. Dvorský
Original Music Composer
Jan Kohout
Editor
Martin Frič
Screenplay
Hugo Haas
Screenplay
Štěpán Kopecký
Production Design
Otakar Vávra
Screenplay
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What is Morality Above All Else about?
Professor Karas is widely known as enthusiastic propagator of the motto "Morality Above All Else". He guides his students as well as his own family to live a morally decent life. One day he has an unexpected visit. It's his illegitimate daughter Vera, who is proof of his thoughtless youth. Mr. Karas know that she can ruin his image, thus he decides to keep her a secret and asks her to leave. Instead of leaving she takes a position of a governess in his own family without letting him know. Mr. Karas realizes that he must reveal the truth sooner or later, but he doesn't have enough courage to do so. As he postpones it, he is more and more scared to come to his own home.
Who directed Morality Above All Else?
Morality Above All Else was directed by Martin Frič.
Who stars in Morality Above All Else?
The principal cast of Morality Above All Else includes Hugo Haas, Světla Svozilová, Adina Mandlová, Jiří Hlinomaz, Ladislav Boháč.
When was Morality Above All Else released and how long is it?
Morality Above All Else was released in 1937 with a total runtime of 1h 15m.
Who composed the musical score for Morality Above All Else?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Morality Above All Else was composed by Roman Blahník, R. A. Dvorský.