Red Whitsuntide
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1953Production year
1952—1953Premiere
30 April 1954Runtime
84 minDirector
Jiří SequensCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Olověný chlébCzech title
Olověný chlébEnglish title
Red WhitsuntideWorking title
Rudé letniceSynopsis
It's 1930. A workers' settlement has been created in the periphery around Kodym's factory. The children who live here are members of several groups. The most active one is led by Toník, an apprentice at the Kodym Works. His group organizes puppet performances for children and everybody goes to exercise at the Federation for Proletarian Physical Education. Their parents' worries start weighing heavily on the life of the children. The factory owner Kodym has decided to start firing workers. The workers find out about this in time from Kodym's secretary and call a strike to stop him. The children are helping the strikers with all their might but they don't forget the preparations for the communist youth celebration Red Whitsun. The celebration is successful but the young people are surprised by the police on their way back and shot at. Five children are wounded and taken to hospital. The workers protest and accuse the police commander and owner of factory. The commander, together with Kodym, claims that this was only a small incident. But Toník proves they are lying and the factory owner has to accept the strikers' terms. The strike ends in victory.
Note
The preview of the film took place on March 13th, 1954 in Radotín.
Photos
Cast
Luděk Závora
učedník Toník
Vilém Besser
dělník Vaněk, Toníkův strýc
Václav Skutil
učedník Karel Hromádka zvaný Vinetou
Jiří Kropík
Vyžlík, Karlův jedenáctiletý bratr
Anna Matějková
Jířa, Karlova desetiletá sestra
Miroslav Ježek
Rudé pero, Karlův tříletý bratr
Hynek Bočan
Pepík Olšinka
Helena Kružíková
Marie Miřická
Dagmar Stránská
Růžena, Mariina čtrnáctiletá sestra
Jana Kočárková
Boženka, Mariina sedmiletá sestra
Vladimír Bezděk
třináctiletý Kulička
Pavel Prošek
třináctiletý Fiškus
Jana Brejchová
jedenáctiletá Píďalka
Otomar Krejča
poslanec Koutecký
Vladimír Hlavatý
dělník Nečas
Miloš Nedbal
továrník Kodyma
Vladimír Řepa
obchodník Alois Olšinka, Pepíkův otec
František Vnouček
Bláha, podnikový ředitel v Kodymce
Miloš Kopecký
policejní komisař
Miloslav Holub
dílovedoucí v Kodymce Pešek
Dagmar Sedláčková
sekretářka Helena Veselá
Eduard Cupák
číšnický učeň Ferda zvaný Kadeřavý Ferry
Karel Hovorka
dělník na schůzi
Jaroslav Seník
četník Koníček
Jan Kühnmund
nezaměstnaný dělník
Jiří Sovák
exekutor Vintr
Josef Hlinomaz
tlustý fízl
Josef Chvalina
hubený fízl
Jaroslav Orlický
četník
Blanka Waleská
lékařka
František Marek
četník na silnici
Milena Reindlová
Marion zvaná Basa, Ferryho dívka
Ladislav Gzela
dělník Josef
Miloslav Homola
dělník Franta, stávkokaz
Stanislav Lužický
dělník
Hynek Němec
dělník, stávkokaz
Jarmil Škrdlant
dělník Vondráček
Jaroslava Panenková
Olšinkova žena
Majka Tomášová
dělnická žena
Vladimír Pospíšil
účastník demonstrace
Ladislav Mrkvička
chlapec
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Květa Ondráková, Zdeněk Maršálek
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
Cooperation
Karel Ješátko (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac)
Songs
Nikdo nás nezradí, nespoutá okovy
Song Composer Jiří Šust
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Závada
Singer dětský sbor
Stavěli tesaři zedníkům lešení
Singer sbor
Kam, panenky, kam jdete
Singer dětský sbor
Rudý prapor /Pryč s tyrany a zrádci všemi/
Writer of Lyrics Bolesław Czerwieński
Singer sbor
Production info
Original Title
Olověný chléb
Czech Title
Olověný chléb
English Title
Red Whitsuntide
Working Title
Rudé letnice
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1953
Production Year
1952—1953
Production specifications
start of filming 30 March 1952
the first film copy approved 30 December 1953
projection approval 25 March 1954
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990
Premiere
preview 13 March 1954 (Radotín)
premiere 30 April 1954 /suitable for youths/ (kina Blaník /2 týdny/, Lucerna /2 týdny/ a Kyjev /1 týden od 7. 5./, Praha)
renewed premiere 23 February 1968 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Rozdělovna filmů Československého státního filmu (původní 1954), Ústřední půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1968)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
84 min
Original length in metres
2 421 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
