The Show Is On
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1954Production year
1953—1954Premiere
15 October 1954Runtime
98 minDirector
Oldřich LipskýCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Cirkus bude!Czech title
Cirkus bude!English title
The Show Is OnWorking title
Přijďte, hrajeme!Synopsis
A few busloads of holidaymakers from the agricultural cooperative on a day trip arrive to see the show at the Slavia Circus. But, they have bad luck. It is Monday, the day on which the employees have their extra day off. The only person, Bláha, the leader of the group finds in the empty circus is the stage manager Liška and the box-office girl Maria. In a heated discussion, Bláha proves to Liška that the holidaymakers have reserved and paid their tickets for that night three months ago. Unfortunately, in the meantime, the extra day off was moved from Friday to Monday. Nobody remembered that one Monday performance was already booked. After a shorter argument with Bláha, Liška decides that the holidaymakers will have their show. He sends Maria to get the circus artists from all the different places around Prague - from the artists' exercising arena, from their flats, from the Lucerna Palace, and even from the Central Hotel, where one of the female artists is just getting married. They all understand the situation and show up in the circus ring. The success of the evening is even assisted by the always complaining wardrobe man Rudolfek. Only the bureaucratic manager Ostrý, who is trying to halt the performance, is booed out of the circus.
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Cast
Jaroslav Marvan
inspicient František Liška
František Filipovský
Richard Ostrý, zástupce ředitele
Rudolf Deyl ml.
garderobiér Rudolfek zvaný Dolfín
Irena Kačírková
pokladní Marie
Josef Kemr
krotitel Jarda Hájek
Lubomír Lipský
hudební klaun Bedra
Miloš Kopecký
hudební klaun Tonda
Rudolf Hrušínský
Gustav Bláha, kulturní referent ministerstva zemědělství
Bohuš Záhorský
divák Václav Maryška
Václav Trégl
divák Nacházel
Josef Hlinomaz
taxikář Josef
Karel Effa
taxikář Karel
František Černý
řezník Jarda Hálek
Ota Motyčka
kapelník venkovské dechovky
Fanda Mrázek
svatebčan Jindřich Kadečka
Blažena Slavíčková
svatebčanka
Eva Klepáčová
učitelka
Eman Fiala
dirigent cirkusového orchestru
Miloš Nesvadba
muž v masce Zorra
Karel Pavlík
divák z Olešné
Milka Balek-Brodská
domovnice s natáčkami
Jarmila Bechyňová
matka akrobata Jendy
Bedřich Veverka
svatebčan
Josef Beyvl
svatebčan a cirkusák Kyška
František Kreuzmann
svatebčan
Emil Bolek
svatebčan
Oldřich Dvorský
švihák
Josef Steigl
recepční v Centralu
Jiří Sovák
údržbář cirkusu
Ladislav Gzela
divák
Jaroslav Vojta
svatebčan Voráček
František Klika
muž na lochnesce
Mirko Čech
svatebčan
Meda Valentová
svatebčanka
Slávka Rosenbergová
svatebčanka
Eva Svobodová
domovnice
Věra Váchová
dívka v Lucerně
Miloslav Homola
ženich
Antonín Soukup
svatebčan
Josef Bartůněk
cirkusový zaměstnanec
Arnošt Mirský
zřízenec
5 Adys
akrobatické tanečnice
2 Amiros
přízemní akrobaté
Emy Anders
hadí žena
2 Arotty
akrobaté
5 Bertini
artisté na kolech
2 Bertis
artisté na kolech
5 Bonello
perská tyč a ikarské hry
4 Bremlov
žongléři
Dočka a Rovano
pohyblivá hrazda
3 Gustoni
komičtí akrobaté
Krištof Málek
drezér lvů
3 Lízner
přízemní akrobaté
2 Olympos
přízemní akrobaté
6 Orlandos
akrobaté na trampolině
4 Piratos
akrobaté na hrazdě
2 Poldis
ikarské hry
Eda Rebernak
antipod
2 Staubert
vysoká perš
4 Veras
akrobatky na visuté hrazdě
Josef Wertheim
předvaděč koní
6 Zoras
skokani na prknech
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Art Director
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Titles Designed by
Production Manager
Consultant
Boris Milec, Rudolf Crhák, Rudolf Tichý
Music
Music Composed by
Selected Music
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac), Orchestr Karla Vlacha (Music Conducted by Karel Vlach)
Songs
Cirkus bude /Tak jako chleba se solí/
Song Composer Jan RychlíkVlastimil Hála
Writer of Lyrics Vratislav Blažek
Singer sbor
Trampolína
Song Composer Vlastimil Hála
Když se ten Tálínskej rybník nahání
Singer sbor
Production info
Original Title
Cirkus bude!
Czech Title
Cirkus bude!
English Title
The Show Is On
Working Title
Přijďte, hrajeme!
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1954
Production Year
1953—1954
Production specifications
start of filming 15 October 1953
the first film copy approved 9 June 1954
projection approval 22 July 1954
withdrawal from distribution 30 April 1991
Premiere
premiere 15 October 1954 /suitable for youths/ (kina Sevastopol /14 týdnů/, Aero /1 týden/, Revoluce /1 týden od 22. 10./, Arbes /1 týden od 29. 10./, Kyjev /1 týden od 5. 11. a 1 týden od 10. 12./, Dukla /1 týden od 12. 11./ a Oko /1 týden od 19. 11./, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
98 min
Original length in metres
2 804 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 8. mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary
1954
Karlovy Vary / Czechoslovakia
