Long Live the Republic! (Czech: Ať žije republika) is a 1965 Czechoslovak film directed by Karel Kachyňa and written by Jan Procházka. Set in a Moravian village in 1945, it follows a story of a 12-year-old boy named Piňda.[1]
| Long Live the Republic! | |
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| Directed by | Karel Kachyňa |
| Written by | Karel Kachyňa Jan Procházka |
| Starring | Zdeněk Lstibůrek Naděžda Gajerová Vlado Müller |
| Cinematography | Jaromír Šofr |
| Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
| Music by | Jan Novák |
Production company | Filmové studio Barrandov |
| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Cast
edit- Zdeněk Lstibůrek as Oldřich Vařeka called Piňda
- Naděžda Gajerová as Oldřich's mother
- Vlado Müller as Oldřich's father
- Gustáv Valach as Cyril Vitlich
- Yuriy Nazarov as Soviet officer
- Iva Janžurová as Bertýna Petrželová
- Jindra Rathová as Vitlich's wife
- Jaroslava Vysloužilová as Veverka
- Eduard Bredun as Russian soldier Vasily
- Jiří Chmelař as Vašák
Awards
edit- 1965 San Sebastián Film Festival Best film in International Competition
- 1965 San Sebastián Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize
References
edit- ^ "Ať žije republika". Filmový přehled (in Czech).
External links
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