Walz for a Million
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1960Production year
1960Premiere
10 March 1961Runtime
76 minDirector
Josef MachCategory
filmGenre
music, comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Valčík pro miliónCzech title
Valčík pro miliónEnglish title
Walz for a MillionWorking title
TrumpetaSynopsis
Jana is a member of a dance group from Uherské Hradiště; Franta plays the trumpet in a jazz orchestra of the Agrarian Technical School from Strakonice. They meet in passing on their arrival in Prague at the 2nd nation-wide Spartakiad. Franta likes the pretty girl right from the start and after he finds her later, he invites her to take a walk together in Prague. Jana also likes the young man and she accepts the offer. She thinks Franta is from Prague and he leaves her with this belief fearing he might lose her respect. The two young people spend a magical day together. But the next day Jana discovers that Franta has deceived her. What is more, she finds out that her name is going to be written down on the band's drum next to the names of Franta's previous love affairs. She refuses all his attempts at reconciliation. But the trumpet player doesn't want to lose the girl and he decides to take a risk. He climbs up the flag pole of the Strahov stadium and declares his love to Jana in front of hundreds of thousands of visitors at the Spartakiad. The girl cannot resist such an act and forgives Franta.
Note
The music for the physical culture Spartakiad mass performances was composed by Jan Seehák, Mojmír Balling and Arnošt Košťál.
Photos
Cast
Jozef Adamovič
trumpetista Franta
Karla Chadimová
Voice by Jaroslava Tvrzníková
Jana
Jiří Hrzán
pozounista Včela
Milan Charvát
klarinetista Jarda
Jiří Zahajský
saxofonista Standa
Antonín Molčík
kytarista Olda
Bronislav Poloczek
flétnista Karel
Ivo Vrzal
muzikant Honza
Petr Mach
bubeník Tonek
Jan Přeučil
basista Pepek
Petr Brožek
muzikant Láďa
Vladimír Ráž
profesor Zika
Heda Škrdlantová
Máša, Janina kamarádka
Jana Drbohlavová
Věra, Janina kamarádka
Hana Talpová
vedoucí cvičenek Vlasta
Oleg Reif
vedoucí cvičenců Halama
Petr Patera
Bořek, Janin kamarád
Jiří Sovák
mechanik
Vlastimil Brodský
mechanik
Milan Neděla
pořadatel
Vítězslav Černý
pořadatel
Rudolf Princ
muž s dalekohledem
Lubomír Bryg
prodavač
Bedřich Čapek
školník
Eman Fiala
hlídač na stavbě
Stanislav Hájek
číšník
Josef Kemr
taxikář
Eva Mrázová
světlovlasá dívka
Václav Wasserman
průvodce
Bedřich Ulrych
průvodce
Mirko Musil
průvodce
Jarmila Navrátilová
Milanova matka
Déda Papež
příslušník SNB
Jan Skopeček
vrátný
Karel Augusta
cvičenec
Hanuš Bor
pionýr
Antonín Novotný
řidič na Karlově mostě
Dubbing
Bohumil Švarc
hlas pořadatele
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Milada Mikešová, Věra Pištěková, Zdenka Pešulová, Jiří Hartman
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Jiří Rulík, František Rieger
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Dobroslav Šrámek, Bohumír Brunclík (zvukové efekty)
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Jaroslav Koucký, Miloš Stejskal
Cooperation
Jaroslav Trousil (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Ludvík Podéšť, Jan Seehák (spartakiádní skladby), Mojmír Balling (spartakiádní skladby), Arnošt Košťál (spartakiádní skladby)
Selected Music
Georges Bizet (Carmen /Toreadore smělý/)
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín), Ivan Preis /sólo na trubku/
Songs
Babičko, nauč mně charleston
Song Composer Ludvík Podéšť
Ať se vám v Praze líbí
Song Composer Ludvík Podéšť
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer Miroslav Šuba
Odkud ptáci letí
Song Composer Ludvík Podéšť
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer Miroslav Šuba
Nevidí, neslyší
Song Composer Ludvík Podéšť
Writer of Lyrics Ludvík Binovský
Singer Miroslav Šuba
Podskalák
Production info
Original Title
Valčík pro milión
Czech Title
Valčík pro milión
English Title
Walz for a Million
Working Title
Trumpeta
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
music, comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1960
Production Year
1960
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 8 June 1960
technical Screenplay approved 21 June 1960
start of filming 23 June 1960
end of filming 10 October 1960
projection approval 20 December 1960
withdrawal from distribution 31 August 1976
Premiere
premiere 10 March 1961 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
premiere 21 April 1961 /suitable for youths/ (kina Alfa /3 týdny/, Květen /1 týden od 28. 4./ a Svornost /1 týden od 9. 9./, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Hanuš – Pavlíček, Ladislav Hanuš (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny), František Pavlíček (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
76 min
Original length in metres
2 167 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66, 1:2,35
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
