They Should Not Be Left Alone
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1958Production year
1958Premiere
23 January 1959Runtime
30 minDirector
Dimitrij PlichtaCategory
filmGenre
educationalTypology
featuretheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Aby nebyli samiCzech title
Aby nebyli samiEnglish title
They Should Not Be Left AloneWorking title
StařečkovéSynopsis
Daughter of the widowed pensioner Tříska has died, and the old man remains alone in a residential house flat in Prague's Lesser Town. Feeling lonesome, he attempts suicide. When in hospital, a compassionate girl from neighbourhood cleans up his flat. Using addresses found on the table, she also invites his classmates who studied with him at grammar school. At the reunion one of them is represented by a friend, a former circus artiste Lojzík Očko. Despite his age he is still quite agile and full of ideas. He has noticed Tříska's deep sorrow and decides to look after him. Nevertheless, Mr Tříska has exchanged the flat, where everything reminded him of his family, and moved to another district. There he feels even worse, and his health slowly deteriorates. Lojzík is not willing to give up, and accompanied by a young woman from the social security office he manages to find Mr Tříska. He takes him to a pensioners' club and cheers up the sad man. After all the most important thing for old people is that they should not be left alone.
Photos
Cast
Otto Čermák
František Tříska
Alois Dvorský
Lojzík Očko
Nina Popelíková
Lilinka Loukotová
Libor Fára
tajemník
Marie Krásná
V. Bakalářová
J. Schneider
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Milan R. Novotný, Ladislav Hausdorf, Bohumír Brunclík (zvukové efekty)
Production Manager
Consultant
Bohumil Erben, Jan Zejda
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Production info
Original Title
Aby nebyli sami
Czech Title
Aby nebyli sami
English Title
They Should Not Be Left Alone
Working Title
Stařečkové
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
educational
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1958
Production Year
1958
Production specifications
projection approval 7 August 1958
Premiere
premiere 23 January 1959 /suitable for youths/ (kino Čas /1 týden/, Praha)
Distribution slogan
no caption
Production
Krátký film Praha, Studio populárně vědeckých a naučných filmů, Státní úřad sociálního zabezpečení (zadavatel)
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
30 min
Original length in metres
839 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, commentary
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
