Gates
Category
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
ZávoryCzech title
ZávoryEnglish title
GatesSynopsis
A young engineer visits the deputy director of his factory with a rationalization proposal he had found in the factory archives and which he would like to work on. When Petr, the deputy director realizes that the author of the proposal was his former schoolmate and friend Pepík Lukeš, he drifts off into memories. Four years ago, when Petr began to work in the factory, he met Pepík, who worked in the construction department. Pepík had problems with his unfaithful wife. He began to drink and miss shifts. Petr first reproached and advised his friend, but then began to keep away from him. By way of punishment, Pepík was transferred to the workshop to work manually with a machine. He submitted a rationalization proposal, but when Petr was supposed to support him, he refused to vouch for his former friend, fearing for his own position. One freezing night, drunk Pepík went home on a bicycle and hit the railway gates in the dark. His wife did not let him in the house. He went for help at Petr's but Petr was being visited by his fiancé and turned Pepík down. The severely injured man was not found until the morning and died in the hospital of visceral bleeding. Petr returns to present from his memories. To the young engineer, it seems that the deputy director does not agree with his proposal, and takes it back. Petr reproaches him for his lack of courage and responsibility - for the very same qualities with which he has been unable to cope in his conscience.
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Cast
Zdeněk Řehoř
Pepík Lukeš
Vilém Besser
náměstek Petr
Blažena Holišová
Jarka, Pepíkova žena
Ota Sklenčka
ředitel podniku
Josef Abrhám
inženýr
Jiří Sovák
opilý kumpán
Čestmír Řanda
opilý kumpán
Jiří Bruder
hostinský
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Oldřich Tichý, Hanuš Silvera, Bohumír Brunclík (zvukové efekty)
Production Manager
Pedagogical management
Elmar Klos (režie), Václav Sklenář (scénář), Eduard Landisch (kamera), Bohumil Šmída (produkce), Josef Dobřichovský (střih)
Cooperation
František Čtvrtník, Julie Domastová, Miroslav Dousek, František Dvořáček, Jaroslava Götzová, Monika Kallaunerová, Josef Kozel, Miroslav Krippner, Václav Krolop, Jiří Macák, Milan Milo, Antonín Navrátil, Bohuslav Parkan, Petr Ruttner, Anna Smrštíková, Antonín Vlasák
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Songs
Ó, hřebíčku zahradnický
Když se ten Tálínskej rybník nahání
Singer Čestmír ŘandaJiří Sovák
Green Fields /Zelené pláně/
Song Composer tradicionál
Writer of Lyrics Terry GilkysonRich DehrFrank Miller
Singer sbor
Production info
Original Title
Závory
Czech Title
Závory
English Title
Gates
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
drama
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1963
Production Year
1963
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
11 min
Original length in metres
290 meters
Distribution carrier
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
