The Last Lap
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1962Production year
1962Premiere
26 April 1963Runtime
64 minDirector
Miroslav OndráčekCategory
filmGenre
drama, sportTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Poslední etapaCzech title
Poslední etapaEnglish title
The Last LapSynopsis
In the second last lap of the Race for Peace, the young racing cyclist Jan Vojta is swept along with the French racer Castel and joins him in the lead. He wants to race through his home village ahead of everybody, but the inexperienced racer loses pace and finds himself in last place. The other cyclists are upset with him because he helped Castel win by joining him in getting clear of the pack. Castel is the race favourite, together with the Czech cyclist Bavor. Jan is embarrassed about his mistake and keeps away from the entire Czech team, but the cyclists are aware of his youth and forgive him. After the start of the last lap the situation at the track keeps changing. Castel is unable to finish the race after his bike breaks down. Five cyclists try to get clear of the pack: Danish, English, Polish and two Czech racers, Bavor and Jan. Two kilometres before the finish the two Czechs pull ahead of their rivals. Bavor is about to become the absolute winner of the race, but when they enter Prague he falls and breaks his racing bike. Jan generously offers him his bike, and finally also reaches the finish carrying Bavor's bike on his shoulder.
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Cast
Jaroslav Satoranský
závodník Jan Vojta
Pierre Richard
francouzský závodník Pierre Castel
Jiří Holý
závodník Jáchym
Bohuslav Čvančara
závodník Bavor
Jiří Císler
závodník Stach
Ján Mistrík
závodník Medák
Luděk Eliáš
trenér Kolda
Vilém Besser
MUDr. Hazuka
Karel Kabíček
technik Mlčoch
Paul Leclér
francouzský trenér
Bernard Bauronne
Fleuri, člen francouzského doprovodu
Anne-Marie Haudebourg
francouzská novinářka Legrandová
Hans-Dieter Schlegel
německý novinář Brinke
Arnošt Navrátil
český novinář Kalina
Miroslav Homola
Dlouhý
Jan Matýsek
Vojtův otec
Jana Walterová
Věra, Vojtova přítelkyně
Alena Bradáčová
Věřina kamarádka
Miloslav Holman (2)
reportér
Otakar Dadák
Pepík Beneš, Fleuriho přítel
Eva Matalová
Benešova žena
Ludvík Vízner
polský závodník Jelecki
Evžen Šulženko
sovětský závodník Fadějev
Stanislav Ložkov
sovětský závodník Jegor
Jaroslav Hartl
anglický závodník Taylor
Ladislav Lakomý
řidič novinářského vozu
Gracián Chládek
řidič doprovodného vozu
Evžen Žák
sovětský trenér
Václav Postránecký
Tonda
František Zrnovský
recepční hotelu
Zdeněk Zrnéčko
dánský cyklista
Hans Witt
Max Töpke
Jan Sulanský
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Magda Číhalová, Eliška Kolaříková
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Miloš Osvald, Jiří Rulík
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
František Šindelář, Bohumír Brunclík (zvukové efekty)
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Libuše Pavlíková
Consultant
Alois Szekuj, Zdeněk Paul
Cooperation
Milada Krůtová (klapka), členové Cyklistické základny v Brně, Organizační výbor Závodu míru
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Production info
Original Title
Poslední etapa
Czech Title
Poslední etapa
English Title
The Last Lap
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama, sport
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1962
Production Year
1962
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 08/1960
technical Screenplay approved 12 February 1962
start of filming 2 May 1962
end of filming 14 October 1962
projection approval 30 November 1962
withdrawal from distribution 1 September 1974
Premiere
premiere 26 April 1963 /suitable for youths/ (kino Paříž /2 týdny/, Praha)
premiere 26 April 1963 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Feix – Brož, Miloš Brož (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Karel Feix (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
64 min
Original length in metres
1 813 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, German, French, Russian
Subtitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
