Something Has Changed Here

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1955

Production year

1955

Runtime

20 min

Category

film

Genre

agitprop

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Něco se tu změnilo

Czech title

Něco se tu změnilo

English title

Something Has Changed Here

Working title

Makarovská nemocnice

Synopsis

Josef Malík is getting on in years and he has stomach problems. The doctor recommends a spell in hospital. Mr Malík was in hospital two years before and remembers what a nightmare it was. The porter had made him stand for ages in the rain. Because there were no signs on the doors, the future patient had wandered down the unfriendly hospital corridors and then had waited several hours to be admitted. The whole time he was bombarded with the noise and confusion reigning in the hospital. Placed in a broken bed he was unable to sleep, the patients noisily whispered amongst themselves trying to figure out his state of health. Even the loud singing of the cleaners did not make him feel any better. The senior consultant's unconcerned comments about his illness and the unwanted visit from his loud relative Klotilda forced Malík to run away from the hospital. Mr Malík is dreading entering the same clinic. On this occasion, however, the porter is willing, the hospital corridors are painted and full of flowers and the nurses and doctors are very kind to him. Everywhere it is quiet, peaceful and clean. When the intrusive Klotilda is told to leave the hospital, the patient Malík now believes that he will be cured.

Cast

Oldřich Nový

pacient Josef Malík

Fanda Mrázek

ječící pacient

Rudolf Princ

pacient-karbaník Hůlka

Otakar Brousek

žurnální lékař

Eman Fiala

pacient

Emil Kavan

lékař

Bohuš Hradil

zdvořilý vrátný

Josef Hlinomaz

nezdvořilý vrátný

Nataša Gollová

zdravotní sestra Anička

Stella Zázvorková

příbuzná Klotilda

Světla Svozilová

zdravotní sestra

Darja Hajská

uklízečka

Hermína Vojtová

zdravotní sestra u příjmu

Jiřina Bohdalová

zdravotní sestra

Valentina Thielová

zdravotní sestra

Ela Šárková

zdravotní sestra

Setleři

řemeslníci

Eva Vavrušková

Jaroslav Ullmann

V. Bělohlávek

Commentary

Crew and creators

Screenplay

František Lukáš, Jiří Cirkl (dialogy)

Director of Photography

Bohumil Vích

Production Manager

Lubomír Marek

Consultant

MUDr. Leon Bíla

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Srnka

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac)

Songs

Byla noc krásná májová

Singer Milka Balek-BrodskáDarja Hajská

Production info

Original Title

Něco se tu změnilo

Czech Title

Něco se tu změnilo

English Title

Something Has Changed Here

Working Title

Makarovská nemocnice

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

agitprop

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1955

Production Year

1955

Production specifications

projection approval 12 April 1956

Premiere

premiere 1957 /suitable for youths/

Distribution slogan

no caption

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

20 min

Original length in metres

572 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, commentary

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech