---
title: 'Nocturnal Butterfly (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'František Čáp'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia'
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nocturnal-butterfly-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033959/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nocturnal Butterfly (1941)

1941 · 83 min · Drama, Music, Romance · Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Czechoslovakia


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [František Čáp](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-cap)
- **Screenplay:** [František Čáp](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-cap), [Václav Krška](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-krska)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johann Strauss II](https://cinepixo.com/people/johann-strauss-ii), [Roman Blahník](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-blahnik)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ferdinand Pečenka](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferdinand-pecenka)
- **Editor:** [Antonín Zelenka](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonin-zelenka)

## Cast

- [František Vajner](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-vajner)
- [Václav Pecián](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-pecian)
- [Eduard Kohout](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-kohout)
- [František V. Kučera](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-v-kucera)
- [Čeněk Šlégl](https://cinepixo.com/people/cenek-slegl)
- [Darja Hajská](https://cinepixo.com/people/darja-hajska)
- [Rudolf Hrušínský](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-hrusinsky)
- [Elena Hálková](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-halkova)
- [Lola Skrbková](https://cinepixo.com/people/lola-skrbkova)
- [Gustav Nezval](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-nezval)
- [Jiří Vondrovič](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-vondrovic)
- [Jaroslav Marvan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaroslav-marvan)
- [Adina Mandlová](https://cinepixo.com/people/adina-mandlova)
- [Vasil Truchlý](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasil-truchly)
- [Anna Gabrielová](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-gabrielova)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/nocturnal-butterfly-1941
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