Of People and Trams

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1958

Production year

1958

Premiere

6 March 1959

Runtime

12 min

Category

film

Genre

educational

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

O lidech a tramvajích

Czech title

O lidech a tramvajích

English title

Of People and Trams

Working title

Cink, cink, jedeme

Synopsis

Good quality public transport is a common goal for both the passengers and the employees of the City of Prague Transport Company. Yet there are drivers and conductors who deliberately leave the terminal station earlier and take malicious joy watching the people running to catch the tram. The conductor is smoking a cigarette on the open platform of the old type tram and he is scandalized when a passenger does the same. Some of the passengers are also malicious. The man with a lot of boxes pays the three crowns for the ticket with ten-heller coins on purpose. Another passenger has a lot of tickets and is looking for the right one in vain when the tickets are inspected. Some crumple their tickets and complicate the work for the conductor. The film tries to bring the wrong-doers on both sides to behave properly as that will prevent the ugly conflicts and make public transport more pleasant for everyone.

Cast

Lubomír Lipský

cestující Kos

Josef Hlinomaz

průvodčí

Milka Balek-Brodská

cestující s husou

Antonín Šůra

kouřící cestující

Alena Frimlová

rozčílená cestující

Jaroslav Štercl

cestující se zmačkanou jízdenkou

Jiří Lír

cestující s mlékem

Vlastimil Bedrna

cestující skákající z tramvaje

Milan Mach

cestující s mnoha jízdenkami

Ota Žebrák

cestující jedoucí načerno

Commentary

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Jindřich Ferenc

Commentary by

Jindřich Ferenc

Director of Photography

Bohumil Vích

Sound Designer

Jaroslav Šlingr

Production Manager

Antonín Vaněk

Consultant

Karel Mareš, Ladislav Valnoha

Cooperation

TEPS

Music

Music Composed by

Jan Kaláb

Music Performed by

Rytmická skupina Jana Kalába

Production info

Original Title

O lidech a tramvajích

Czech Title

O lidech a tramvajích

English Title

Of People and Trams

Working Title

Cink, cink, jedeme

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

educational

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1958

Production Year

1958

Production specifications

projection approval 21 January 1959

Premiere

premiere 6 March 1959 /suitable for youths/ (kino Čas /1 týden/, Praha)

Distribution slogan

no caption

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

12 min

Original length in metres

335 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