Operation B

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1951

Production year

1950—1951

Premiere

22 February 1952

Runtime

95 min

Director

Josef Mach

Category

film

Genre

adventure

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Akce B

Czech title

Akce B

English title

Operation B

Synopsis

Two years after the end of the Second World War, the remnants of Ukrainian Insurgence Army, called the Bandera's after their former commander Stepan Bandera, are trying to get from Poland through Slovakia to Germany in the West. They resort to sabotages also on Czechoslovak territory, and therefore army and police units are deployed to capture them. Soldiers and policemen are warned about the danger of encountering spies and collaborators of the Bandera's. In the meantime police investigators are arresting catholic clergy for supplying the saboteurs with weapons and false documents. Soldiers are operating in the area of Small Fatra, and it seems there must be someone amongst them who provides the Bandera's with information about planned movements of the army. The traitor turns out to be Lieutenant Rychta, and eventually they have enough evidence of his guilt to convict him. In a small wine cellar private Ondra is attracted to a girl called Anička, who is later also discovered to have links with the Bandera's. Shoot-outs break out, some of the Bandera's are arrested, lives are lost on both sides. In November 1947, after arresting remnants of the Bandera's, it is possible to restore law and order in Slovakia again.

Cast

Josef Bek

kapitán Synek

Rudolf Deyl ml.

poručík Málek

Bohumil Smutný

poručík Rychta

Mirko Čech

osvětový nadporučík SNB Jarda

Miloš Vavruška

desátník Tonda

Karel Richter

svobodník Venca

Jiří Sovák

vojín Jula

Martin Ťapák

vojín Ondra Pavlovič

Antonín Šůra

vojín Láďa

Oldřich Lukeš

praporčík SNB Suk

Antonie Hegerliková

venkovanka Mária

Miloslav Holub

banderovec Volodymyr Szczygielski zvaný Burlak

Jaroslav Mareš

banderovec Juzek Kuczerawy

Josef Chvalina

banderovec Fenda

František Holar

banderovec Gočeň

Vlasta Chramostová

banderovkyně Olha Chanasová zvaná Ofelie, Burlakova milenka

Dana Medřická

agentka Polana alias Anička, vlastním jménem Juditta Werner

Otylie Beníšková

hospodyně na faře

Karel Houska

farář Pavel Hučko

Bohuš Hradil

vyšetřující důstojník

Emil Kavan

strážmistr Kilián

Jiří Kostka

agent Jan Žilinský

Vladimír Kostovič

příslušník SNB

Hynek Němec

dělník

Adolf Král

slovenský dělník

Alois Krmela

důstojník SNB

J. O. Martin

slovenský vesničan

Jozef Šikuta

farář

Jaroslav Prokop

člen Národně socialistické strany

Martin Raus

člen Národně socialistické strany

Jiří Rulík

příslušník policie

Věra Váchová

sekretářka

Gejza Sedlák

Karel Viesner

Josef Lípa

B. Kozáková

J. Hrazdíra

Crew and creators

Director

Josef Mach

Continuity

Anna Pokorná

Screenstory

Eduard Fiker

Shooting Script

Josef Mach

Director of Photography

Julius Vegricht

Camera Operator

Rudolf Jokl, Jan Novák

Production Designer

Miroslav Pelc

Film Editor

Antonín Zelenka

Sound Designer

Josef Vlček

Unit Production Manager

Antonín Kubový

Unit Production Manager

Jaroslav Vokurka

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Srnka

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac)

Songs

Ej, zalužické polo s ružami okolo

Singer sbor

Ponáhlaj sa, šuhaj

Singer Martin Ťapákdívčí sbor

Tá kněždubská věž

Production info

Original Title

Akce B

Czech Title

Akce B

English Title

Operation B

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

adventure

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1951

Production Year

1950—1951

Production specifications

start of filming 23 December 1950
the first film copy approved 29 December 1951
date of censorship 23 January 1952 (konec povolení k promítání 23. 1. 1957)
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990

Premiere

premiere 22 February 1952 /suitable for youths/ (kina Armádní /3 týdny/ a Blaník /3 týdny/, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Studio

Hostivař

Creative Group

IV. tvůrčí kolektiv Miroslava Galušky, Miroslav Galuška (vedoucí IV. tvůrčího kolektivu)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

95 min

Original length in metres

2 717 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, Slovak

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Event: Státní ceny za rok 1951

1952
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Josef Mach