Ruffled Surface
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1962Production year
1962Premiere
22 March 1963Runtime
87 minDirector
Václav GajerCategory
filmGenre
drama, sportTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Neklidnou hladinouCzech title
Neklidnou hladinouEnglish title
Ruffled SurfaceSynopsis
The Second World War has come to an end. The with drawing German army takes with them an old boat from the Třeboň dock on which the boys Milan Pavlis, Standa Klus, Lojza Kemr and Mirek Mejtek used to train. After the war, the boating men manage to find their rowing-boat and take it back. The boys begin to row again, but run into numerous troubles. The row-boat is old and difficult to control and they moreover have to share it with a team of seniors. They nevertheless do not get discouraged, even when they, in their first race, end up in last place with the "Grandmother", as they began to call the boat. Then their tenacity bears its first fruit - they win the first prize during the races in Brno and are invited to participate in the races in Poland. But the documents they submitted to get passports are mysteriously lost, and thus the members of the Prague club go in their place. The boys, however, again win in the qualification for the Olympic Games in Helsinki. All of them celebrate, except Lojza Kemr - he has become overweight and weighs down the boat excessively. He recommends that the boys find another coxswain. The "Grandmother" raises a few eyebrows in Helsinki, being the oldest row-boat at the Olympic Games. But the boys win the race by a wide margin, also winning a gold medal for Czechoslovakia.
Note
The film was inspired by true events. The members of the coxed four with coxswain who won the XV. Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 were: Karel Mejta (1928–2015), Stanislav Lusk (1931–1987), Jan Jindra (1932–2021), Jiří Havlis (1932–2010) and coxswain Miroslav Koranda (1934–2008).
Photos
Cast
Vladimír Kotzy
veslař Milan Pavlis
Miroslav Saic
veslař Standa Klus
Jan Řeřicha
kormidelník Lojza Kemr
Bohuslav Kalva
veslař Mirek Mejtek
Jan Neumann
kajakář Honza Pavlů
Vladimír Bezděk
veslař Jarda Čermák
Václav Lohniský
závodník a trenér Bártl
Václav Kaňkovský
profesor Kůrka, vedoucí veslařského klubu
Bohuš Záhorský
řidič Vavruška
Jaroslav Vojta
Pavlis, Milanův otec
Marta Záhorová
Pavlisová, Milanova matka
Lubor Tokoš
rozhlasový reportér
Josef Kobr
funkcionář z Podolí
Eduard Dubský
funkcionář z Podolí
Michal Koblic
Míša, Milanův bratr
Ladislav Potměšil
kormidelník Kovanda
Jana Gýrová
Alena
Rudolf Princ
vrchní číšník Dejmek
Alois Dvorský
švec Kandr
Rudolf Široký
mistr v truhlárně
Bohumil Smutný
funkcionář z Podolí
Jiří Krampol
veslař ve sprchách
Jiří Valenta
vedoucí olympijské výpravy
Milan Klásek
voják v hospodě
Jiří Janoušek
tanečník ve vinárně
Helena Růžičková
bufetářka
Anna Pitašová
žena v bufetu
Zdeněk Jarolímek
Němec ve svetru
František Kokejl
Němec s lulkou
Karel Koloušek
muž s brokovnicí
Bedřich Šetena
senior v Třeboni
Miloš Rudolf
senior v Třeboni
Jan Jindra
senior v Třeboni
Míla Procházková
Eva
Karel Roden
pořadatel regaty
Stanislav Hejný
divák v Brně
Arnošt Navrátil
divák v Brně
Milan Kindl
startér v Brně
Aleš Košnar
kormidelník
Zdeněk Skalický
prošedivělý funkcionář
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Based on
Karel Štorkán (Druhá zlatá – kniha), Miroslav Hladký (Druhá zlatá – kniha)
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Miloslav Dvořák, Marta Měřínská
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Adolf Nacházel, Bohumír Brunclík (zvukové efekty)
Special Effects
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Olga Mimrová, Miloš Rudolf
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
Cooperation
J. Mikolášová (klapka)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Songs
Kolíne, Kolíne
Song Composer František Kmoch
Rozkvetlý den
Song Composer Radim Drejsl
Writer of Lyrics Miroslav Zachata
Singer sbor
Production info
Original Title
Neklidnou hladinou
Czech Title
Neklidnou hladinou
English Title
Ruffled Surface
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama, sport
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1962
Production Year
1962
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 29 November 1961
technical Screenplay approved 1 February 1962
start of filming 11 April 1962
end of filming 18 November 1962
projection approval 20 December 1962
withdrawal from distribution 1 April 1966
Premiere
preview 15 March 1963 (kino Sevastopol /1týden/, Praha)
premiere 22 March 1963 /suitable for youths/ (kino Lucerna /3 týdny/, Praha)
premiere 22 March 1963 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Švabík – Procházka, Jan Procházka (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Vladimír Švabík (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
87 min
Original length in metres
2 471 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
