Carlsbad Transit
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1966Production year
1965—1966Premiere
25 November 1966Runtime
94 minDirector
Zbyněk BrynychCategory
filmGenre
spyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Transit CarlsbadCzech title
Transit CarlsbadEnglish title
Carlsbad TransitSummary
In this crime drama directed by Zbyněk Brynych, the spa town of Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) is presented as an elegant holiday resort attracting the international elite from the world of espionage. Transit Carlsbad (Carlsbad Transit, 1966) is an extraordinary item in screenwriter Jiří Procházka’s filmography. An implausible narrative follows the progress of successful Austrian biologist Dr. Lucke (Miroslav Macháček) who has become the target of several international spies following his invention of an artificial protein. Fortunately for the shy scientist, his stay in Carlsbad’s Moskva-Pupp hotel is left largely undisturbed thanks to the safeguards of mysterious agent 006, otherwise known as Elizabeth (Valentina Thielová). It turns out that 006 is a State Security employee… The film was not intended as a parody but was a distant take on otherwise unattainable James Bond movies. Jiří Adamíra, Josef Vinklář and Jiří Holý played the thwarted spies.
Synopsis
Austrian biologist, Professor Lucke, has invented an artificial albumen that may partially substitute for food in the future. The shy elderly man lives only for his science and has now come to have a rest in a spa. He has nice memories of Carlsbad from his childhood when he visited the town with his father. Lucke has no idea about being the centre of attention of a whole lot of suspiciously behaving people who, like him, have rented a room in the luxurious Carlsbad hotel Moskva-Pupp. Two Frenchmen - Mercadier and Carter - try to sneak into the scientist's room and steal his notebook. American agent Penniker knows both of them as colleagues of the same profession but his plan is much more daring. He invites a group of young men - reportedly American basketball players - to Carlsbad to kidnap Lucke, smuggle him over the border in a secret compartment of their car trunk and transport him to the United States. In the meantime, a mysterious elegant lady named Elizabeth has become a friend of Lucke. The members of the secret police arrive to the spa, warned by their agent "Six" about the prepared kidnapping. They seemingly let Penniker carry out the action - but instead of Lucke, the drugged and bound French agent Carter is taken to the border. Lucke peacefully enjoys his spa sojourn. Now we can see Agent "Six" - Elizabeth - leaving Carlsbad in a sport car, having successfully completed her mission.
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Cast
Valentina Thielová
Elizabet
Miroslav Macháček
profesor dr. Hubert Lucke, biolog
Jiří Adamíra
Francouz Mercadier
Josef Vinklář
Francouz Carter
Jiří Holý
americký agent Penniker
Jaroslav Raušer
Tarten, Pennikerův spolupracovník
Josef Bláha
sovětský generál
Ilja Prachař
náčelník StB
Vladimír Stach
liftboy Antonín
Rudolf Jelínek
vrchní
Zdeněk Dítě
příslušník StB Chmelíček
Bohuš Záhorský
PhDr. Konrád
František Vicena
příslušník StB
Josef Koza
příslušník StB
Viktor Maurer
příslušník StB
Oleg Reif
příslušník StB
Mirko Musil
příslušník StB
Vlastimil Hašek
příslušník StB
Pavla Maršálková
pokojská
Dáša Neblechová
lázeňská
Václav Sloup
expert
Ladislav Smoček
dr. Kabeška
Lena Birková
prodavačka oplatek
Josef Větrovec
velitel Pohraniční stráže
Eva Weissová
úřednice na Rozvadově
Jiří Cimický
muž StB
Jan Hašek
muž StB
Jaroslav Tomsa
muž StB
Otakar Rademacher
muž StB
Jindřich Sejk
muž StB
Jiří Kostka
muž StB
Mirko Musil
muž StB
J. Fiala
muž StB
Miloslav Šindler
příslušník Pohraniční stráže
Vladimír Navrátil
příslušník Pohraniční stráže
J. Brochová
šatnářka
Zdeněk Treybal
průvodce
Antonín Kryl
člen basketbalového mužstva Rangers
Ilja Racek
člen basketbalového mužstva Rangers
Jaroslav Tetiva
člen basketbalového mužstva Rangers
K. Machač
člen basketbalového mužstva Rangers
J. Mikeš
člen basketbalového mužstva Rangers
J. Hartman
člen basketbalového mužstva Rangers
R. Ráž
člen basketbalového mužstva Rangers
J. Dostál
člen basketbalového mužstva Rangers
V. Železný
člen basketbalového mužstva Rangers
Dubbing
Jiří Valenta
hlas z filmového dokumentu
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Emanuel Dvořáček, Jiří Čermák, Vladimír Ježek, Eva Slívová
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Special Effects
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Vladislav Špidra, Jiří Zika
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
Vladimír Pešek, A. Altschul
Cooperation
Miroslava Vopěnková (klapka), Miloslav Mirvald (fotograf), zaměstnanci grandhotelu Moskva-Pu
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín), Studiová skupina Karla Duby (Music Conducted by Karel Duba)
Production info
Original Title
Transit Carlsbad
Czech Title
Transit Carlsbad
English Title
Carlsbad Transit
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
spy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1966
Production Year
1965—1966
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 15 September 1965
start of filming 27 October 1965
end of filming 14 July 1966
projection approval 19 October 1966
withdrawal from distribution 6 April 1973
Premiere
premiere 18 November 1966 /suitable for youths/ (kino Alfa /2 týdny/, Praha)
premiere 25 November 1966 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Šebor – Bor, Vladimír Bor (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Jiří Šebor (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
94 min
Original length in metres
2 686 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66, 1:2,35
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, English, German, French
Subtitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
