A Star Travels South
Country
Czechoslovakia, Former Yugoslavia, 1945–1991Copyright
1958Production year
1958Premiere
15 May 1964Runtime
95 minDirector
Oldřich LipskýCategory
filmGenre
music, comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Hvězda jede na jihCzech title
Hvězda jede na jihEnglish title
A Star Travels SouthCo-production title
Zvijezda putuje na jugSynopsis
The Prague Grand Orchestra travels by train to a music festival in Yugoslavia. Only the singer Soňa Klánová missed the departure. In the meantime, she managed to buy a ticket to Belgrade at the air-terminal from Mrs Navrátilová, who couldn't make the trip. In the meantime, the orchestra conductor is beside himself with despair. He phoned to Prague from the border, and when he realized that Soňa had left her house in a taxi, he thought that she would catch up with them by the road. The orchestra delayed the train's departure with an improvised concert for the custom officers and the passengers. Of course, Soňa didn't arrive, and, what's more, they all missed their boat in Split and had to take another one. Driver Drago picked Soňa up at the airport by mistake, as he was waiting for Mrs Navrátilová. After the situation was cleared up, he decided to drive the pretty singer all the way to the seaside. The orchestra and the singer miss each other a few more times, only to meet happily at the end and open the festival with a festive procession.
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Cast
Gordana Miletić
Voice by Alena Kreuzmannová
zpěvačka Soňa Klánová
Rudolf Hrušínský
dirigent
Joža Gregorin
řidič Drago
Ljubomir Didić
závozník Dida zvaný Komár
Barbara Połomska
Voice by Jaroslava Adamová
Lída
Ludmila Píchová
rekreantka Nademlejnská
Rudolf Deyl ml.
rekreant Alfréd Nečásek
Stella Zázvorková
rekreantka Pětioká
Miloš Kopecký
průvodce Šousta
Eman Fiala
rekreant Strouhal
Jaroslav Štercl
bubeník Pištělák
Rudolf Cortés
zpěvák Rudy Bárta
Karel Effa
kytarista Egon Zejda
Vladimír Menšík
klarinetista Vostřák
Lubomír Lipský
pozounista Holpuch
Josef Hlinomaz
trumpetista Bříza
Zdeněk Chudáček
Pepíček, Strouhalův syn
Václav Trégl
celník
Rudolf Princ
přednosta stanice Koťátko
Jiřina Steimarová
Navrátilová, cestujícící na letišt
Antun Nalis
ředitel festivalu
Jiří Jelínek (hudebník)
trumpetista
Josef Příhoda
recepční v Jugoslávii
Hana Talpová
úřednice na letišti
Jiřina Bohdalová
průvodčí vlaku
Mirko Musil
celník
Karel Pavlík
celník
Jan Maška
celník
Marcela Martínková
rekreantka
Josef Šidlichovský
zaměstnanec železnice
Bohumil Šmída
muž v aeroliniích
Vladimír Klemens
loučící se muž
Boško Bošković
Miloš Jeknić
Branislav Obradović
Dušan Perković
Natalija Nešović
Zlata Perlić
Hermina Pipinić
P. Begović
Petar Spajić
M. Spasojević
J. Medjedović
M. Martinović
D. Milaković
J. Medar
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Helena Pokorná, Nikola Jovičević
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Josef Novotný, Stevo Lepetić, Josef Pávek
Production Designer
Set Designer
Vladimír Mácha, Sejfudin Tanović
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Vladimír Petřina, Mirko Mačkić, Jan Štětina, Sava Košničarević
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Special Effects
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Miloš Stejskal, Dušan Perković, Karlo Hudec, Jaroslav Jaroš
Consultant
Boško Bošković (dialogy)
Cooperation
Miroslav Pešan (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Selected Music
Franz Lehár (opereta Paganini /árie Líbám, ženy, vás tak rád/)
Music Performed by
Orchestr Karla Vlacha (Music Conducted by Karel Vlach)
Writer of Lyrics
Songs
Píše moře modré psaní
Song Composer Evžen Klen
Writer of Lyrics Josef Kainar
Singer Gordana Miletić [dab]Jarmila Veselá
Zlé fialky
Song Composer Evžen Klen
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer Rudolf Cortés
Až přijde ten pravý
Song Composer Evžen Klen
Singer Jarmila VeseláGordana Miletić [dab]
Ach, synku, synku
Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer Vladimír MenšíkJosef Hlinomaz
Pryč a pryč je všecko
Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer Rudolf Deyl ml.
Dobrou noc, můj milý
Song Composer Miloslav Ducháč
Writer of Lyrics Vladimír Dvořák
Singer Jarmila VeseláGordana Miletić [dab]
Kdybych tě neměl rád /Snad měl mě rád/
Song Composer Evžen Klen
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer Rudolf Cortés
Líbám, ženy, vás tak rád
Song Composer Franz Lehár
Singer Rudolf Deyl ml.
Směj se dál
Song Composer Jiří Baur
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer Rudolf CortésJarmila VeseláGordana Miletić [dab]
Production info
Original Title
Hvězda jede na jih
Czech Title
Hvězda jede na jih
English Title
A Star Travels South
Co-production Title
Zvijezda putuje na jug
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
music, comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia, Former Yugoslavia, 1945–1991
Copyright
1958
Production Year
1958
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 7 June 1957
technical Screenplay approved 28 March 1958
start of filming 3 April 1958
end of filming 28 August 1958
projection approval 27 January 1959 (neschváleno do distribuce)
projection approval 1964
withdrawal from distribution 6 April 1973
Premiere
preview 8 May 1964 (kino Sevastopol /1 týden/, Praha)
premiere 15 May 1964 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Jalta /5 týdnů/, Praha /1 týden/, Mír /1 týden od 22. 5./, Bystrica /1 týden od 29. 5./, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Šmída – Kunc, František Břetislav Kunc (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Bohumil Šmída (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
95 min
Original length in metres
2 718 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, Serbo-Croatian
Subtitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
