There Were Ten of Us
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1963Production year
1962—1963Premiere
16 August 1963Runtime
86 minDirector
Antonín KachlíkCategory
filmGenre
music, comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Bylo nás desetCzech title
Bylo nás desetEnglish title
There Were Ten of UsSynopsis
Down. Shortly upon entering the military service, the recruit Karel Čiperka has a quarrel with Corporal Moraveček, who is subsequently at his heels all the time. Karel is far from being an exemplary soldier, and moreover, he soon falls in love with the kindergarten teacher Jitka. Along with the other nine soldiers of the unit, Karel establishes an ensemble, which performs a pantomime show by the mime Jirka and songs by the singer Štefan. The troop decides to dupe its commander Moraveček, and sets off to perform an exemplary training instead of a loose approach. Moraveček would most likely prefer to dissolve the ensemble, but the officers are fond of the restrained satire – rotten luck for the corporal. Eventually, all ten pass the N.C.O. school and are raised from the ranks at the end of the first year. Moraveček returns to civilian life and points out to Karel what difficult times he is going to face. He cannot be a friendly commander and at the same time be on good terms with his superiors. – Up. Members of the ensemble are transferred to Brno. Karel has problems with his troop and recalls Moraveček's words. In the end, he must be as strict as Moraveček was. Although he promised his love to Jitka, he falls in love with another girl – the blonde Dáša - and is unable to choose between the two. The commander, Major Hraboš, supports the ensemble and even allows it to train with girls. The second year of the military service is coming to an end. The ensemble appears in front of the soldiers for the last time and the ten friends exchange farewells and return home.
Note
The film was finished and approved in 1963; the titles, however, state the copyright year 1962.
Photos
Cast
Jaroslav Satoranský
voják Karel Čiperka, kytarista
Ctibor Turba
voják Jirka Samšiňák, mistr pantomimy
Vlastimil Čaněk
voják Jarda Koukal, bubeník
Zdeněk Polák (2)
voják Zdeněk Novák, pozounista
Alexandr Kovacs
voják Jeník Řemřicha
Jiří Zahajský
voják Standa Kubík, vedoucí soubor
Jiří Krampol
voják Josef Kytýř, klarinetista
Jiří Suchý
voják Štefan Medved
Antonín Neumayer
voják Honza Klicpouch
Jiří Šlitr
voják Míla Říhal, basista
Jana Jobová
Voice by Zuzana Stivínová
učitelka Jitka, Karlova přítelkyně
Olga Schoberová
Voice by Eva Klepáčová
Dáša, Karlova světlovlasá přítelkyně
Jana Vaňková
Maruška
Václav Postránecký
desátník Moraveček
Miroslav Doležal
major Hraboš, velitel praporu
Jan Cmíral
poručík Kozlok
Jan Pohan
poručík Popelka zvaný Fešák
Václav Sloup
četař Sokol
Pavel Pecháček
Pastorek
Miroslav Mokošín
major Beránek
Miloš Bunda
Bohačík
Jana Hladká
Dášina přítelkyně
Magda Anýžová
Dášina přítelkyně
Pavla Emingerová
Dášina přítelkyně
Věra Součková
Dášina přítelkyně
Radomír Postl
Vopička
Ladislav Považay
vojín Ulrych
Jaroslav Kučera (herec)
vojín v Ulrychově četě
Petr Mach
vojín v Ulrychově četě
Jiří Cirkl
plukovník
Jiří Stivín
mladík s cigaretou
Josef Hlinomaz
kapitán Netušil
H. Kovářová
Anička
Jana Fassatiová
Věruška
Otto Sattler
hudebník
O. Jořínek
hudebník
J. Majzlík
hudebník
Arnošt Vrána
hudebník
A. Bureš
hudebník
Ivan Kříž
major
František Vrba
důstojník
Václav Podhorský
důstojník
Vlastimil Maršíček
plukovník
Antonín Šůra
fotograf
Anna Vejvodová
žena majora Hraboše
Antonín Kachlík
kapitán
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Věra Pištěková, Věra Popelková
Based on
Antonín Kachlík (Bylo nás deset – kniha)
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Karel Kočí, Bohuslav Varhaník, Jaroslava Vilímková
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Jiří Kejř, Bohumír Brunclík (zvukové efekty)
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Petr Čapek, Dana Dudová
Unit Production Manager
Josef Protiva
Consultant
Cooperation
Ivana Strahovská (klapka), Karel Šebík (fotograf), Ministerstvo národní obrany ČSSR
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín), Orchestr divadla Semafor (Music Conducted by Ferdinand Havlík)
Songs
Vojáci jdou
Singer sbor
Na shledanou, krokodýle /See You Later, Aligator/
Song Composer Robert Guidry
Singer Alexandr Kovacs
Zčervená
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Singer Jiří Suchý
Léta dozrávání /Obnošená vesta/
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Singer Jiří Suchý
Blues pro tebe
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Singer Jiří Suchý
Chybí mi ta jistota
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Singer Jiří Zahajský
Potkal potkan potkana
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Honky tonky blues
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Tak jako ten Adam
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Píseň o rose
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Píseň pro Zuzanu
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Ach, ta láska nebeská
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Co je to blues
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Careless Love
Song Composer tradicionál
Clementine
Song Composer tradicionál
Production info
Original Title
Bylo nás deset
Czech Title
Bylo nás deset
English Title
There Were Ten of Us
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
music, comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1963
Production Year
1962—1963
Production specifications
technical Screenplay approved 27 August 1962
start of filming 2 September 1962
end of filming 4 March 1963
projection approval 22 May 1963
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1991
Premiere
preview 2 August 1963 (kino Sevastopol /1 týden/, Praha)
premiere 9 August 1963 /suitable for youths/ (kina Lucerna /8 týdnů/, Arbes /1 týden/, Dukla /1 týden/, Oko /1 týden/, Revoluce /1 týden/, Radost /1 týden od 16. 8./, Kyjev /1 týden od 23. 8./, Mír /1 týden od 6. 9./, Vzlet /1 týden od 13. 9./ a Odboj /½ týdne od 20. 9./, Praha)
premiere 16 August 1963 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Novotný – Kubala, Bedřich Kubala (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Ladislav Novotný (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
86 min
Original length in metres
2 446 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
