Partisans' Path

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1959

Production year

1959

Premiere

27 May 1960

Runtime

89 min

Category

film

Genre

children

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Partyzánská stezka

Czech title

Partyzánská stezka

English title

Partisans' Path

Synopsis

Pioneers from the group known as "Forwards" won a competition to collect the most scrap iron. As a reward they are taken during the holidays to a rally in a pioneer camp in Bystrá dolina in Slovakia. At the end of the school year they attend the pioneer iron smelting process with master Husar. Finally the holidays arrive and the pioneers set off on a long outing by bike. They take with them a parcel containing a partisan's knife, map and letter. Former partisans give the children tasks to do which will lead them to the partisan's treasure. Once the tasks are fulfilled the group will then have the right to use the name of a famous partisan unit. On the way the boys meet some Slovak pioneer girls who are also making their way to the meeting point. Kamil, boasts to pioneer Katka about their mission. To prove it, Kamil takes the knife from the rucksack of the Pioneers' president Polda and shows it to Katka. He then manages to lose it. Following the instructions hidden in the knife-handle, they find the treasure. Fortunately, Katka finds the knife and tells Kamil. With the help of the other boys Kamil, who owns up to having lost it, gets the knife back. They find the treasure by reading the instructions hidden within the knife handle - a box containing signalling pistols. The meeting of the Pioneers with the parachutists from the former partisan units is opened by setting off fireworks. Among them is the smelter Husar - during the War known as Captain Hora.

Cast

Miroslav Zounar

starší svazák Vaněk, vedoucí pionýrského oddílu

František Wachtl

Kamil

Ivan Kohák

Polda Kovačik, předseda pionýrského oddílu

Petr Smolík

Jirka

Antonín Orlíček

Karlík

Václav Šarboch

Zdeněk

Jiří Houba

tábornický kuchař Pepíček

Pavel Nádvorník

František

František Ondráček

Eda

Jaroslav Šebek

Milan

Pavel Štaral

Toník

Michal Stránský

Vašek

Jiří Sedlmajer

Jarda

Michal Stolle

Slávek

Daniela Rybanová

Katka

Melita Molnárová

Marina

Václav Fišer

tavič Husar

Peter Rúfus (2)

hajný

Josef A. Stehlík

Šalda, vedoucí Sběrných surovin

Bohuš Králik

farmář

Jozef Režucha

agronom

pes Orest

pes Oro

Anna Pleskotová

Michaela Pleskotová

Alexander Nardelli

M. Prokeš

J. Smejkal

Z. Hlávková

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Jozef Režucha

Screenstory

Josef Picek

Director of Photography

Míla Třešňák

Camera Operator

Josef Pivnička, Vladimír Vízner

Set Designer

Antonín Pašek

Make-Up Artist

František Příhoda

Production Manager

Zdeněk Novák

Unit Production Manager

Karel Šilhánek

Unit Production Manager

Július Belko

Consultant

Drahomíra Reisnerová, plk. Alexander Timko

Music

Music Composed by

Miloš Vacek

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)

Songs

Píseň pionýrů-cyklistů

Song Composer Zdeněk Liška
Writer of Lyrics Marie Žahourková
Singer dětský sbor

Závěrečná píseň

Song Composer Zdeněk Liška
Writer of Lyrics Marie Žahourková
Singer dětský sbor

Production info

Original Title

Partyzánská stezka

Czech Title

Partyzánská stezka

English Title

Partisans' Path

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

children

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1959

Production Year

1959

Production specifications

projection approval 19 December 1959
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990

Premiere

premiere 6 May 1960 /suitable for youths/ (kino Mladých, Praha)
premiere 27 May 1960 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

89 min

Original length in metres

2 542 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