Vladimír Olmer's Guilt

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1956

Production year

1955—1956

Premiere

26 October 1956

Runtime

103 min

Category

film

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Vina Vladimíra Olmera

Czech title

Vina Vladimíra Olmera

English title

Vladimír Olmer's Guilt

Working title

Na prahu života

Synopsis

Vladimír Olmer is a student at the faculty of medicine. His father, a well known surgeon from Prague, is very proud of him. One day, Vladimír happens to meet his old friend from school, Emil Prokeš. He joins the circle of Emil's frivolous friends whose only worry is how to find the money for their idle life without doing any work. The trusting Vladimír soon grows fond of his new friends, especially after the beautiful Helena shows an interest in him. Very soon, the drinking parties become more important for Vladimír than his studies. Mirek, who is his only true friend, tries to warn him but in vain. The easy-going life ends with a fateful party at which Emil is shot at and wounded. The case cannot be hushed up; police officers engage in it and Vladimír is expelled from the faculty for one year. His father doesn't survive the disappointment. After his death, Emil defrauds Vladimír of the flat and everything his father has left him. He talks Vladimír into stealing a car and they are caught and have to go to court. They are sentenced to prison for a number of years; only Vladimír is released with a suspended sentence. He has matured and is returning to his life with the aim of finishing his studies and becoming a decent man.

Cast

Eduard Cupák

medik Vladimír Olmer

Jiří Brož

prodavač v bazaru Emil Prokeš

Dana Nejdlová

Jiřina, Emilova sestra

Alena Vránová

barmanka Helena

Stanislav Fišer

Tomáš Benda

Miroslav Zounar

Mirek Koutný, Vladimírův spolužák

Jana Brejchová

servírka Kamila

František Smolík

MUDr. Olmer, Vladimírův otec

Jan Pivec

Josef Hradec

Jaroslav Raušer

Ing. Benda, Tomášův otec

Anna Gabrielová

Bendová, Tomášova matka

Josef Kemr

Koutný, Mirkův bratr, pracovník laboratoře

Marta Kučírková

Růžena Koutná, Mirkova švagrová

Vladimír Hlavatý

vedoucí laboratoře

Ladislav Šimek

vedoucí bazaru

František Horák

vyšetřovatel

Marie Lukášová

Králová, Vladimírova domácí

Arnošt Faltýnek

majitel ukradeného auta

Jiřina Bohdalová

Mirkova a Vladimírova spolužačka

Ota Motyčka

učitel, soused Bendových

Eva Svobodová

laborantka Marie

Luděk Pilc

číšník

Jaroslav Nedvěd

E. Andres

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

Vladislav Delong, Zdeněk Maršálek, Jaroslava Koudelová

Screenplay

Václav Gajer, Miloslav Drtílek, Jiří Mareš, Miloš V. Kratochvíl (spolupráce na scénáři)

Shooting Script

Václav Gajer

Director of Photography

Jan Kališ

Production Designer

Boris Moravec

Assistent Production Designer

Leoš Karen

Set Designer

Ladislav Winkelhöfer, Jiří Rulík

Costume Designer

Karel Postřehovský

Make-Up Artist

Karel Marek

Assistant Film Editor

Růžena Čermáková

Sound Designer

Milan R. Novotný

Production Manager

Zdeněk Oves

Unit Production Manager

František Urbánek

Unit Production Manager

Karel Fiala

Consultant

MUDr. Jaroslav Šterzl, dr. Otakar Balaš, Kamil Pixa

Cooperation

František Schwarz (vrchní osvětlovač)

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Srnka, Vlastimil Hála (taneční hudba)

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac), Orchestr Karla Vlacha (Music Conducted by Karel Vlach)

Songs

Odcházíš tichou nocí

Song Composer Jiří Srnka
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer Alice Farkašová

Na mém stolku leží

Song Composer Jiří Srnka

Na břehu oheň

Song Composer Jiří Srnka

Production info

Original Title

Vina Vladimíra Olmera

Czech Title

Vina Vladimíra Olmera

English Title

Vladimír Olmer's Guilt

Working Title

Na prahu života

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1956

Production Year

1955—1956

Production specifications

projection approval 7 August 1956
withdrawal from distribution 1 April 1966

Premiere

premiere 26 October 1956 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Svornost /1 týden/, Blaník /2½ týdne od 28. 10./, Oko /1 týden od 2. 11./, Arbes /1 týden od 9. 11./, Světozor /6 týdnů od 12. 11./, Aero /1 týden od 16. 11./, Revoluce /1 týden od 30. 11./, Vzlet /1 týden od 7. 12./, Odboj /1 týden od 14. 12./ a Mír /1 týden od 21. 12./, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Studio

Hostivař

Creative Group

Tvůrčí skupina Šebor – Kratochvíl, Miloš V. Kratochvíl (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Jiří Šebor (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

103 min

Original length in metres

2 933 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

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 10. mezinárodní filmový festival Edinburgh

1956
Edinburgh / Great Britain

Vítěz

Festival: 9. mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary

1956
Karlovy Vary / Czechoslovakia
Jan Kališ