The Confession of Václav Urbánek
Category
filmGenre
agitpropTypology
featuretheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Přiznání Václava UrbánkaCzech title
Přiznání Václava UrbánkaEnglish title
The Confession of Václav UrbánekSynopsis
A new chairman has arrived at the farm. The women are forceful in their demands to revive domestic hen breeding. The chairman agrees but a decision must first be made as to how the corn should be apportioned. Václav Urbánek lives with his family in the worst house on the estate. Immediately after the sowing he wants to hand in his notice and thus adamantly refuses the chairman's offer to reconstruct his home. The chairman knows how to deal with people and thus does not remind Urbánek of his shoddy approach to sowing. Instead he puts up on the board the results of each individual's work and the reward they are to receive. Urbánek's work immediately improves. Marjánka, Urbánek's wife, buys some chickens but she has not been able to secure feed for them. She thus urges her husband to bring some from the state farm. Unfortunately, the chairman discovers the grains he has hidden in his boots. He reprimands him in private and orders him to make amends. Urbánek has now begun to respect his superior and changes his mind about leaving the farm. Once home he welcomes the mason who has come to repair his house.
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Cast
Jiří Kostka
Václav Urbánek
Netta Deborská
Marjánka, Urbánkova žena
Josef Patočka
Bláha
Václav Fišer
vedoucí Kálal
Anna Kasalová
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Production Manager
Consultant
Bohumil Zdražil, Václav Čermák (2)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Jaromír Nohejl)
Production info
Original Title
Přiznání Václava Urbánka
Czech Title
Přiznání Václava Urbánka
English Title
The Confession of Václav Urbánek
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
agitprop
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1954
Production Year
1954
Production specifications
projection approval 25 March 1955
Premiere
premiere 1955 /suitable for youths/
Distribution slogan
no caption
Production
Studio populárně vědeckých a naučných filmů Praha, Ministerstvo zemědělství ČSR (zadavatel)
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
21 min
Original length in metres
592 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
