In Pursuit
Category
povídkaGenre
drama, short-storyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionmediumOriginal title
PronásledováníCzech title
PronásledováníEnglish title
In PursuitWorking title
HraniceSynopsis
The year is 1950. The border guards' troops are reinforced with new recruits. One of them, an inexperienced boy, accompanies a tired sergeant-major on watch. In the deep snow, they see the tracks of ski shoes leading from the border. At first, the two men follow the tracks on their horses, but then they have to continue on foot. A snowstorm breaks out. The older border guard is stocky and strong, and helps the young colleague. Then the blinding snow separates them. The sergeant-major hasn't had any sleep for several days and he begins to lose consciousness. He is awakened by shots. He finds his young colleague shot and wounded and drags him to a lonely house where a young woman lives. He finds out from her about a strange man who asked her for directions. The young border guard dies. The sergeant-major, at the end of his strength, reaches the railway station and jumps onto a train. Here he finds a solitary passenger. When he checks his papers everything seems all right. But his experience makes the guard cautious. Finally the two men have a fight. The saboteur pulls out his gun but it is he who loses in the end.
Photos
Cast
Zdeněk Kutil
staršina pohraniční stráže
Jan Němec
Voice by Ivan Mistrík
mladý pohraničník
Václav Irmanov
Voice by Miloš Kopecký
záškodník
Valentina Thielová
vesnická žena
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Based on
Rudolf Kalčík (Pronásledování – povídka ze sbírky Oheň v srdci)
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Special Effects
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
mjr. Hönig, kpt. Soušek, mjr. Ctibor
Cooperation
Jan Pařík (fotograf), Alena Pěkná (fotografka)
Music
Music Composed by
Production info
Original Title
Pronásledování
Czech Title
Pronásledování
English Title
In Pursuit
Working Title
Hranice
Category
povídka
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama, short-story
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1958
Production Year
1958
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 30 July 1957
technical Screenplay approved 14 November 1957
start of filming 22 January 1958
end of filming 18 April 1958
the first film copy approved 19 December 1959
Copyright Holders
Studio
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Novotný – Kubala, Bedřich Kubala (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Ladislav Novotný (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
medium length film
Duration in minutes
36 min
Original length in metres
1 020 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, Slovak
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
