September Nights

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1956

Production year

1956

Premiere

24 May 1957

Runtime

88 min

Category

film

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Zářijové noci

Czech title

Zářijové noci

English title

September Nights

Synopsis

Lieutenant Jirgala takes a new position in a military training camp. Here he meets an old friend, Lieutenant Zábrana. However, the relationship of the two is cold, since Zábrana picked up Jirgala's girlfriend some time ago and married her. The soldiers of Zábrana's company are vexed. Despite all their efforts they did not get their leave-passes. Zábrana, whose wife is going to deliver a baby any day, asks for a leave in vain, too. Zábrana's superior, Major Cibulka, discusses the argument over the leaves in the presence of a military newspaper editor. The article published the next day criticizes Zábrana's inefficiencies in the fighting and political preparation of the garrison. Both the officers and soldiers are exasperated by the article, since Zábrana is an upright and industrious commander. Due to the new exercise, all leaves are revoked. Zábrana therefore departs in secret to see his wife. During an unexpected check, the chief of the political department, Colonel Sova, discovers many shortcomings. Cibulka makes use of the situation and is ready to bring Zábrana, whom he dislikes, to the military court. Sova talks to the soldiers and learns that the disorder in the regiment is the work of his friend Cibulka. Jirgala who found out about Zábrana's qualities, severely reprimands Cibulka for his inefficiencies. Sova recalls the incapable Cibulka from his position. After his return to the camp, Zábrana is punished only by twenty days in prison.

Cast

Václav Lohniský

major Antonín Cibulka

Ladislav Pešek

plukovník František Sova

Stanislav Remunda

poručík Jiří Zábrana

Zdeněk Řehoř

poručík Martin Jirgala

Jiří Vala

poručík Fára

Zdeněk Kutil

poručík Škrovánek

Vladimír Menšík

rotný Marčák, učitelský

Josef Bláha

podplukovník Čmelák

Jiří Sovák

major Fialka, zvaný Žebrák

Jaroslav Mareš

četař Alois Římsa

Anton Gýmerský

vojín Karabinoš, cikán

Lubomír Vidlák

vojín Veselý

Vladimír Hrubý

vojín Fojtík

Vladimír Brabec

desátník, později četař Tišťan

Oldřich Musil

novinář nadporučík Jan Strašík

Libuše Havelková

Anežka Cibulková, manželka majora

Marie Tomášová

Marie Zábranová, rozená Michalová, manželka poručíka

Luka Rubanovičová

Veveřička, dívka u pouličního stánku

Marta Kučírková

ošetřovatelka

Mirko Musil

důstojník

Milan Neděla

zavalitý vojín

Jindřich Poledňa

řidič svobodník Minařík

Ema Skálová

pacientka

Antonín Šůra

staršina ve dveřích stanu

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Jaromír Dvořáček

Based on

Pavel Kohout (Zářijové noci – divadelní hra)

Shooting Script

Vojtěch Jasný

Director of Photography

Jaroslav Kučera

Production Designer

Karel Lier

Assistent Production Designer

Jan Oliva

Set Designer

Josef Calta

Make-Up Artist

Jiří Šimon

Film Editor

Jan Chaloupek

Assistant Film Editor

Marie Tillerová

Sound Designer

Milan R. Novotný

Special Effects

Trikový ateliér FSB

Production Manager

Jiří Bečka

Unit Production Manager

František Novák, Věra Pečenková

Consultant

plk. František Nevěřil

Cooperation

Karel Hrdlička (vrchní osvětlovač), Karel Šebík (fotograf), jednotky Československé lidové armády

Music

Music Composed by

Svatopluk Havelka

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)

Songs

Keby ste to mamko moja veděli

Singer mužský hlas

Production info

Original Title

Zářijové noci

Czech Title

Zářijové noci

English Title

September Nights

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1956

Production Year

1956

Production specifications

projection approval 27 March 1957
withdrawal from distribution 1 June 1971

Premiere

premiere 24 May 1957 /suitable for youths/ (kina Pasáž /3 týdny/, Vzlet /1 týden/, Kyjev /1 týden od 31. 5./ a Radost /1 týden od 7. 6./, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Creative Group

Tvůrčí skupina Novotný – Kubala, Bedřich Kubala (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Ladislav Novotný (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

88 min

Original length in metres

2 496 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

Event: Cena československé filmové kritiky za rok 1957

1958
Praha / Czechoslovakia