Sign of the Virgin
Brief Synopsis
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Jana, a young woman living in Prague, and her fiancé, Standa, a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army, are eager to begin sexual relations, but Standa is not permitted to have female visitors on the military post. Nevertheless, Jana leaves Prague and goes to the base. Standa fears that the officers in...
Cast & Crew
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Zbynek Brynych
Director
Josef Cáp
Standa
Jaroslava Obermayerová
Jana
Vladimír Pucholt
Veleba
Jirí Wimmer
Beiman [Rejman]
Ilja Prachar
Captain Pazourek
Film Details
Also Known As
Constellation: Virgo, Oetrovna, Souhvezdí panny
Release Date
Jan
1969
Premiere Information
New York opening: 3 Nov 1969
Production Company
Barrandov Film Studio
Distribution Company
Brandon Films
Country
Czechoslovakia
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Synopsis
Jana, a young woman living in Prague, and her fiancé, Standa, a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army, are eager to begin sexual relations, but Standa is not permitted to have female visitors on the military post. Nevertheless, Jana leaves Prague and goes to the base. Standa fears that the officers in his unit will penalize him if he is found with Jana; in addition, they have no place with sufficient privacy to make love. Eventually they are aided by a medical officer who permits them to use a bed in the infirmary.
Director
Zbynek Brynych
Director
Cast
Josef Cáp
Standa
Jaroslava Obermayerová
Jana
Vladimír Pucholt
Veleba
Jirí Wimmer
Beiman [Rejman]
Ilja Prachar
Captain Pazourek
Jirí Adamíra
Lieutenant Brezina
Rudolf Jelínek
Lieutenant Toneiser
Ivan Vyskocil
Vyskocil
Jan Kotva
Samek
Jaroslava Pokorná
Chambermaid
Jan Libícek
Augustin
Crew
Milos Alster
Sound
Zbynek Brynych
Screenwriter
Ladislav Drazan
Prod associate
Jindrich Faktor
Composer
Miroslav H'ajek
Film Editor
Jan Kalis
Director of Photography
Karel Kopecky
Composer
Ota Koval
Assistant Director
Milan Nejedly
Art Director
Vaclav Pospisil
Adv
Alexandr Rasilov
Camera
Frantisek Ricka
Adv
Vaclav Rouha
In charge of prod
Jiri Sternwald
Music
Milan Uhde
Screenwriter
Milan Uhde
Story
Film Details
Also Known As
Constellation: Virgo, Oetrovna, Souhvezdí panny
Release Date
Jan
1969
Premiere Information
New York opening: 3 Nov 1969
Production Company
Barrandov Film Studio
Distribution Company
Brandon Films
Country
Czechoslovakia
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Location scenes filmed in ^DHZatec. Released in Czechoslovakia in October 1966 as Souhvezdí Panny. The working title of this film is O¿etrovna. U. S. prerelease title: Constellation: Virgo.
