The Seventh Continent
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1960Production year
1960Premiere
17 March 1961Runtime
82 minDirector
Václav GajerCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Sedmý kontinentCzech title
Sedmý kontinentEnglish title
The Seventh ContinentSynopsis
The Zbudovo moors in South Bohemia are meant to become the "seventh continent" of fertile land. For the moment, the employed workers and the volunteers are encountering only mud and rain in their drainage work. Moreover, the work is constantly affected by their personal problems. Old excavator operator Rubeš has difficulties with his oilman Vašek who from time to time forgets to do some things. This is why Rubeš is not very pleased when his daughter Věra starts seeing Vašek, and even joins the voluntary work just to be closer to him. Rubeš can't forget his other oilman Kolafa who some time ago ran away from him because of his somewhat strict teaching methods. Kolafa now joins the work on the moors as an independent excavator operator. Míša, the young girlfriend of Kolafa's oilman Pepík, comes to the moors with the next group of volunteers. Pepík is treating the girl as his possession and his relationship to her is frivolous. The disappointed Míša is becoming more and more attracted to Kolafa. In time, Rubeš changes his mind about Vašek and even looks after him when the young man falls ill. The never ending rain is paralyzing the work, people are making very little money and they want to leave. When the excavators get stuck in the mud and are in danger of getting ruined, however, they all join together to save them.
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Cast
Jaroslav Marvan
bagrista Antonín Rubeš
Milan Sládek
mazač Vašek
Petr Haničinec
bagrista Karel Kolafa
Stanislav Fišer
mazač Pepík
Jaroslava Tvrzníková
Věra, Rubešova dcera
Jaroslav Vojta
Rudolf Šamoník
Zuzana Fišárková
brigádnice Milada Stárková zvaná Míša
Gustav Heverle
stavbyvedoucí Toušl
Karel Brožek
brigádník Emil
Waldemar Matuška
brigádník Kábrt
Pavel Linhart (2)
Honza
Karel Štědrý
brigádník
Viktor Očásek
děda Vincek Kotýnek
Alois Dvorský
děda
Josef Mixa
předseda JZD
Josef Bulík
František, Šamoníkův syn
Zdeněk Najman
Miloš, Šamoníkův syn
Otto Hradecký
předseda KSČ Šána
Milan Jedlička
Voldřich
Pavla Maršálková
Rubešova žena
Josef Příhoda
děda
Karel Bezděk
zedník
Josef Zíma
brigádník
Ivo Niederle
brigádník
Marian Cingroš
harmonikář
Antonín Hardt
buldozerista
Zdeněk Küffer
L. Skřivánek
J. Vrbská
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Karel Kočí, Jaroslava Vilímková
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Adolf Nacházel, Bohumír Brunclík (zvukové efekty)
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Petr Čapek, Jaromír Lukáš
Consultant
Ing. Emil Hřídel, plk. Alois Bíca, Bohumil Kočer, Eduard Vondrys
Cooperation
Jaroslav Chlasták (fotograf), Kolektiv ČSM Filmového studia Barrandov
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Jiří Jirmal /kytara/, Karel Moravec
Songs
Bylo jí šestnáct
Song Composer Evžen Illín
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer skupina divadla Semafor
Ó, hřebíčku zahradnický
Singer sbor
Chovejte mě, má matičko
Singer Waldemar MatuškaKarel Štědrý
Na rozloučení, mý potěšení
Singer Stanislav Fišer
Když nastaly deště
Singer Waldemar MatuškaKarel ŠtědrýKarel Brožeksbor
Zítra bude hezky
Production info
Original Title
Sedmý kontinent
Czech Title
Sedmý kontinent
English Title
The Seventh Continent
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1960
Production Year
1960
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 27 January 1960
technical Screenplay approved 10 April 1960
start of filming 29 April 1960
end of filming 29 September 1960
projection approval 22 December 1960
withdrawal from distribution 1 April 1966
withdrawal from distribution 30 April 1973
Premiere
premiere 17 March 1961 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
preview 17 March 1961 (kino Sevastopol /1 týden/, Praha)
premiere 24 March 1961 /suitable for youths/ (kina Flora /1 týden/, Paříž /1 týden/ a Kyjev /1 týden od 31. 3./, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Šmída – Fikar, Ladislav Fikar (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Bohumil Šmída (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
82 min
Original length in metres
2 334 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 3. festival českých a slovenských filmů Ostrava
1961
Ostrava / Czechoslovakia
Vítěz
Event: Umělecká soutěž k 15. výročí osvobození Československé republiky a zrodu lidově-demokratické ČSR
1960
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Václav Gajer
Vítěz
Event: Umělecká soutěž k 15. výročí osvobození Československé republiky a zrodu lidově-demokratické ČSR
1960
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Ota Hofman
