Victorious Wings
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1950Production year
1949—1950Premiere
9 February 1951Runtime
90 minDirector
Čeněk DubaCategory
filmGenre
drama, socialist-realism, sportTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Vítězná křídlaCzech title
Vítězná křídlaEnglish title
Victorious WingsSynopsis
The factory flying club's members are mostly young employees from the plane factory. The worker Franta Hronek is very dedicated to work and flying. The talented air-plane designer Ruda Kolář is also an excellent pilot, however he is not disciplined and is arrogant with his colleagues. He even starts flirting with the glass cutter Lída, even though he knows that she is Franta's girlfriend. By not servicing the windlass properly, Ruda causes an accident with Franta's glider. Lída, who is the only witness to the accident, doesn't reveal Ruda's guilt. Even so, Ruda is suspended for a while. The event shakes him so much that he becomes aware of his faults and changes his attitude toward people and work. This results in him being sent with Franta to the international competition in Poland. Ruda does better in the first part of the competition but harms the wing of his glider in landing. Franta, who is not doing so well in the competition, unselfishly loans his glider to Ruda. After an exhausting race with the Swedish pilot, Ruda wins the competition for Czechoslovakia. The bitterness between the two young men is gone and they are welcomed at home with huge ovations.
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Cast
Rudolf Křivánek
dělník a letec Franta Hronek
Jiří Adamíra
konstruktér a letec Rudolf Kolář
Eduard Dubský
letecký instruktor Paukner
Vlasta Fialová
brusička skla a pilotka Lída Šantrochová
Josef Benátský
brusič skla Bořivoj Šantroch, Lídin otec
Julie Charvátová
Hronková, Frantova matka
J. O. Martin
dílenský mistr
Karel Richter
plachtař Honza
Antonín Mikulič
plachtař Ferda
Josef Vinklář
plachtař Vláďa
Břetislav Roček
letec Vašek Vydra
Lubomír Lipský
plachtař Karel Vrba
Roman Besiada
polský plachtař Modleszewski
Július Bártfay
slovenský letec Jano Matucha
Miloš Bílek
Zdeněk
Jan Brandýs
Johny Zach
Jiří Černý (3)
plachtař Pepík
Deyl Rudolf ml.
dělník
František Holar
dělník
Emil Kavan
funkcionář leteckého klubu
Svatopluk Majer
funkcionář modelářského klubu
Karol Machata
slovenský letec
Jiří Novotný
Jirka, Frantův bratr
Jan Prokeš
plachtař
Karel Vavřík
funkcionář leteckého klubu
Bedřich Prokoš
Ing. Kouba
Jaroslav Orlický
člen komise v koženém kabátě
Ivan Jandl
letecký modelář
Josef Šupík
Ludva, Lídin bratr
Jarmil Škrdlant
člen závodní rady
Vl. Lehký
Otakar Konětopský
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Milan Špaček
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
Ministerstvo národní obrany ČSR, Ministerstvo dopravy ČSR, Aeroklub Republiky československé, Tovární aeroklub Alaz
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Otakar Pařík)
Songs
Pochod demokratické mládeže /Z národů ač jsme různých/
Song Composer Anatolij Novikov
Production info
Original Title
Vítězná křídla
Czech Title
Vítězná křídla
English Title
Victorious Wings
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama, socialist-realism, sport
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1950
Production Year
1949—1950
Production specifications
the first film copy approved 11/1950
date of censorship 10 January 1951 (konec povolení k promítání 10. 1. 1956)
withdrawal from distribution 28 January 1960
Premiere
premiere 9 February 1951 /suitable for youths/ (kina Blaník /4 týdny/, Lucerna /3 týdny/, Svoboda /2 týdny/, Arbes /1 týden od 2. 3./ a Oko /1 týden od 2. 3./, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
IV. tvůrčí kolektiv Miroslava Galušky, Miroslav Galuška (vedoucí IV. tvůrčího kolektivu)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
90 min
Original length in metres
2 562 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 1. mezinárodní filmový festival v Indii
1952
Bombaj / India
