Tailor and editor Ladislav Budečský is deported to his native village of Zákolany after being released from prison. Budečský cannot find work there and fails to make any kind of contact with the local people. The arrival of his wife finally breaks the ice and soon Budečský becomes the adviser and confidential friend of the poor and oppressed. In time, he manages to create an Educational club and relief fund, which would show solidarity, but also awaken the class awareness of the poorest people. The cottagers and the poor from the surrounding villages also join the group. They are not discouraged, even by the threat of persecution. One of the new members, old Kolmistr, a pauper, forced to depend on the good will of the village, thus wins self-respect after years of humiliation. He dies after a while and not only the members of the group but other people from Zákolany and the neighbourhood come to his funeral. The funeral becomes a great manifestation and plays an important role in the forthcoming elections in which the socialist Budečský wins a large majority.
The film was released at the same time as the Prague premiere in thirty-two cinemas in Czechoslovakia (twenty in Bohemia, eight in Moravia and four in Slovakia). The book New Warriors Will Arise was inspired by the life of Ladislav Zápotocký (1852–1916), a journalist and co-founder of the Social Democratic Party, the father of Antonín Zápotocký, who was to become the president of Czechoslovakia.
redaktor a krejčí Ladislav Budečský
švadlena Betty, Budečského žena
socialista Václav Vosmík
dělník Efler
správce velkostatku
starosta a hostinský František Valdek
Kolmistr
Pepina, Kolmistrova žena
Josef Švandrlík
kočí a mlékař Juránek
farář
kaplan Čapek
vachmajstr Štefl
Klomínek
Nanda, Klomínkova dcera, později Juránkova žena
Honza Sláma
Toník, syn Budečských
Heindlová
Tylda, dcera správce velkostatku
úředník Reiter
řídící učitel
účetní cukrovaru
žena správce velkostatku
majitel cukrovaru
statkář Tmel
Švandrlíkova žena
Slámova matka
Márinka, Valdekova žena
sedlák Douša
muž z ratejny
Klomínkova žena
bláznivá Pepina
žena majitele cukrovaru
trhovec s okurkami
sedlák František
Antonín Zápotocký (Vstanou noví bojovníci – román)
Jindřich Panáček (fotograf)
FISYO (Music Conducted by Otakar Pařík)
Singer dětský sbor
Writer of Lyrics Norbert Zoula
Singer sbor
Song Composer lidová píseň
Writer of Lyrics lidová píseň
Singer sbor
Song Composer Bolesław Czerwieński
Vstanou noví bojovníci
Vstanou noví bojovníci
New Warriors Will Arise
film
featuretheatrical distribution
drama
Czechoslovakia
1950
1950
the first film copy approved 12/1950
date of censorship 3 January 1951 (konec povolení k promítání 3. 1. 1956)
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990
preview 23 February 1951 (třicet dva mimopražských kin)
premiere 24 February 1951 /suitable for youths/ (kina Alfa /6 týdnů/, Dukla /1 týden/, Odboj /1 týden od 2. 3./, Oko /1 týden od 9. 3./, Arbes /1 týden od 16. 3./, Aero /1 týden od 23. 3./ a Revoluce /1 týden od 30. 3./, Praha)
II. tvůrčí kolektiv Jiřího Weisse, Jiří Weiss (vedoucí II. tvůrčího kolektivu)
feature film
101 min
2 865 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
black & white
sound
mono
Czech
Czech, German
without subtitles
Czech
Event: Státní ceny za rok 1950
1951
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Jaroslav Tuzar
Festival: 6. mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary
1951
Karlovy Vary / Czechoslovakia
František Smolík
Event: Státní ceny za rok 1950
1951
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Otomar Krejča
Event: Státní ceny za rok 1950
1951
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Jiří Weiss
Festival: 6. mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary
1951
Karlovy Vary / Czechoslovakia
Jiří Weiss
Event: Státní ceny za rok 1950
1951
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Antonie Hegerliková
Event: Státní ceny za rok 1950
1951
Praha / Czechoslovakia
František A. Dvořák
Event: Státní ceny za rok 1950
1951
Praha / Czechoslovakia
František Smolík
Event: Státní ceny za rok 1950
1951
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Jiří Fried