Northern Harbour

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1953

Production year

1953

Premiere

28 May 1954

Runtime

81 min

Category

film

Genre

spy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Severní přístav

Czech title

Severní přístav

English title

Northern Harbour

Synopsis

Agent Papoušek has the task of encouraging the activity of a group of spies in Czechoslovakia to carry out sabotage at the North Docks. New manager of the transit department Bartoš joins the North Docks. General manager Dušek is not pleased by his arrival because he suspects that Bartoš is sent to take over his position. He also doesn't like the fact that his daughter Helena starts seeing Bartoš. As soon as he arrives, Bartoš makes sure that economic information about the Docks' activity doesn't leak out of the company. Only Šubrt, who constantly stresses his political awareness, supports him in this. One night, Bartoš is attacked in his office by an unknown man. During the investigation, Papoušek's accomplice Berka comes to the North Docks. He panics before passing on his bag carrying a bomb and dies under the wheels of a car. The Security officers had already followed Berka in Prague so they easily link this case with the attack on Bartoš. They discover the saboteur is the "politically aware" Šubrt and arrest him together with his female accomplice. Papoušek dies in a shooting with the police. After these events, everybody begins to understand the importance of watchfulness and care. General manager Dušek realizes that Bartoš is a good associate and stops trying to keep his daughter away from their relationship.

Cast

Otomar Korbelář

ředitel přístavu Dušek

Gustav Heverle

vedoucí tranzitního oddělení Bartoš

Otomar Krejča

úředník Šubrt alias Lexa

Alena Vránová

Helena, Duškova dcera

Jiří Sovák

úředník Jiří Beránek

Vladimír Řepa

úředník Havelka

Rudolf Deyl ml.

agent Eduard Papoušek alias Karel Vaněk

Miloš Kopecký

Vaňkův společník J. K. Berka

Irena Kačírková

servírka Emilka Tesařová

Jiří Dohnal

kapitán SNB Horák

Jiří Vršťala

poručík SNB Patera

Zdeněk Dítě

nadporučík SNB Halas

Miloš Vavruška

příslušník SNB v civilu

Emil Bolek

svědek nehody u výslechu

Josef Hlinomaz

vrátný na ředitelství

Zdeněk Kryzánek

muž u nehody na ulici

František Suk

cestující v autobusu

John Gollwell

úředník ředitelství přístavu

Vladimír Svitáček

úředník ředitelství přístavu

Suková

úřednice

Miloš Makovec

cestující ve vlaku s cigaretou

Jan Maška

muž s brýlemi

Josef Najman

Berkův soused

Míša Kříž

plačící chlapeček

Františka Teuchnerová

František Vandas

Ervín Tuháček

Dubbing

Josef Červinka

hlas v rozhlase

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

Jana Pokorná, Vladimír Voves

Shooting Script

Miloš Makovec

Director of Photography

Rudolf Milič

Camera Operator

Miroslav Sinkule, Kamil Kadeřábek

Production Designer

Karel Černý

Set Designer

Jan Janda, Václav Štědronský

Costume Designer

Erna Veselá

Make-Up Artist

Václav Krolop

Sound Designer

Josef Vlček

Production Manager

Jiří Šebor

Unit Production Manager

Věra Kadlecová

Consultant

Kamil Pixa

Cooperation

Věra Chytilová (klapka), Karel Ješátko (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Sternwald

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac)

Songs

Vstávej, má milá, že je den bílý

Singer Alena Vránová

Remorkér

Song Composer Jiří Sternwald

Production info

Original Title

Severní přístav

Czech Title

Severní přístav

English Title

Northern Harbour

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

spy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1953

Production Year

1953

Production specifications

start of filming 9 September 1953
the first film copy approved 23 December 1953
projection approval 14 April 1954
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1975

Premiere

premiere 28 May 1954 /suitable for youths/ (kina Lucerna /3 týdny/, Sevastopol /2 týdny/, Armádní /1 týden/, bystrica /1 týden/, Aero /1 týden od 11. 6./ a Oko /1 týden od 11. 6./, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

81 min

Original length in metres

2 306 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