Operation B
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1951Production year
1950—1951Premiere
22 February 1952Runtime
95 minDirector
Josef MachCategory
filmGenre
adventureTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Akce BCzech title
Akce BEnglish title
Operation BSynopsis
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.
Photos
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
Mikuláš Huba
major SNB
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 vlastním jménem Juditta Werner alias Anička
Otylie Beníšková
hospodyně na faře
Otakar Brousek
dělník
Josef Hořánek
kněz
Karel Houska
farář Pavel Hučko
Bohuš Hradil
vyšetřující důstojník
Marie Rýdlová
abatyše
Ondrej Jariabek
krčmář
Emil Kavan
strážmistr Kilián
Jiří Kostka
agent Jan Žilinský
Vladimír Kostovič
příslušník SNB
Hynek Němec
dělník
Adolf Král
slovenský dělník
Alois Krmela
důstojník SNB
Jozef Kroner
švec
Stanislav Langer
monsignore
J. O. Martin
slovenský vesničan
Radovan Lukavský
tajný
Jiří Němeček
spojka SNB
Miroslav Svoboda
diverzant
Jozef Šikuta
farář
Jaroslav Prokop
člen Národně socialistické strany
Martin Raus
člen Národně socialistické strany
Jiří Rulík
příslušník policie
Věra Váchová
sekretářka
Richard Záhorský
kněz
Gejza Sedlák
Karel Viesner
Josef Lípa
B. Kozáková
J. Hrazdíra
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
Miloslav Mirvald (fotograf), Ministerstvo národní bezpečnosti ČSR, Ministerstvo národní obrany ČSR
Music
Music Composed by
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)
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
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
