The Last Shot
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1950Production year
1949Premiere
4 August 1950Runtime
93 minDirector
Jiří WeissCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Poslední výstřelCzech title
Poslední výstřelEnglish title
The Last ShotSynopsis
The last days of the Second World War in the Vítkovice ironworks. The fanatical Germans are still considering an increase in production while the Czechs, led by Communist party member Halfar and engineer Hejnych, try to slow it down. Halfar's furnace is hit during one of the numerous air raids. The workers are glad that the furnace will no longer work for the Germans and they go home. Halfar and Hejnych are the only ones thinking of the future and they start to repair it. Among the workers rushing off home from the factory is the slag-worker Kuča whose wife is pregnant in their home in a nearby village. When he discovers, however, that the Germans intend to blow up the high furnaces, he runs back immediately to warn his companions. The workers are thus able to prevent the destruction of the furnaces. The front is approaching the town, the Germans are fleeing and soon the inhabitants of Vítkovice are able to welcome the Red Army. Halfar immediately puts together a group of men to repair the damaged furnace. The young electrician Ludvíček is glad to do his share. He is, however, killed by the last shot fired by hidden German soldiers.
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Cast
Antonín Klimša
předák vysoké pece Halfar
Jiří Kostka
polský inženýr Liberta alias tavič Svoboda
Adolf Král
struskař Robert Kuča
Čeněk Rábl
tavič Grygar
Zdeněk Grygar
hutník Greč
Soběslav Křivda
elektromechanik Ludvíček
František Vyplel
Klapetek
Štěpán Gorniesiewicz
tavič Vantuch
Inocenc Březina
tesař stryk Kocur
Augustin Lanča
stryk Anzelm
Josef Brus
elektrikář Lacek
Jana Kalášková
Hanka, Kučova žena
Nelly Gaierová
kantýnská Apolenka, Grečova žena
Jindřich Vicherek
závodní stráž Černý
František Šlégr
vrchní zemský rada
Rudolf Široký
Ing. Hejnych
Miloslav Holub
Ing. Botur
František Klika
německý ředitel
Jaromír Krejčí
plukovník von Staupe
Adolf Kaštovský
minér Johann Kurka
Břetislav Lanča
Gavela
Pavel Nozar
gestapák
Blažej Jiříkovský
Výtisk
Rudolf Grudněvič
luftschutzák
Marie Palečková
německá sekretářka Piskáčková
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
Josef Libřický (technický poradce), E. Šafr (vojenství)
Cooperation
Šindelář (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac)
Songs
Na tom pražském mostě
Production info
Original Title
Poslední výstřel
Czech Title
Poslední výstřel
English Title
The Last Shot
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1950
Production Year
1949
Production specifications
the first film copy approved 03/1950
date of censorship 6 July 1950 (konec povolení k promítání 6. 7. 1955)
withdrawal from distribution 31 January 1975
Premiere
premiere 4 August 1950 /suitable for youths/ (kina Alfa /3 týdny/ a Moskva /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
II. tvůrčí kolektiv Jiřího Weisse, Jiří Weiss (vedoucí II. tvůrčího kolektivu)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
93 min
Original length in metres
2 633 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
