The Good Old Czech Tunes
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1967Production year
1966—1967Premiere
11 August 1967Runtime
74 minDirector
Zdeněk PodskalskýCategory
filmGenre
music, revueTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Ta naše písnička českáCzech title
Ta naše písnička českáEnglish title
The Good Old Czech TunesWorking title
Jednou, když do Prahy přiletěla Vesna / Ta naše písničkaSummary
While the Prague songs of Karel Hašler (1879–1941) attained their greatest popularity during the early 20th century, their inherently timeless nature is underscored by this 1967 musical showcase film from director Zdeňek Podskalský. The story sees maiden Veronika (Jiřina Bohdalová) relating the romantic escapades of Malá Strana beauty Stázi (Pavlína Filipovská). Following an unhappy imbroglio with student Tadeáš (Václav Neckář) Stázi has immediately developed an interest in three different men. Subsequently, after an unhappy marriage to a landlord (Josef Beyvl) she ultimately returns to one of her former loves (Josef Zíma). This mosaic-like story is only loosely connected by Hašler’s songs, performed in the film by 29 assorted acting and singing stars of the time. Vít Olmer’s tragicomedy Ta naše písnička česká II (Our Czech Song II, 1990) is entirety unrelated to this film.
Synopsis
The songs of Prague by Karel Hašler, so popular at the end of the 19th and in the beginning of the 20th centuries, do not grow old. There are still sung everywhere from pubs to construction sites. They also have their place in the love stories from old Prague, which maiden Veronika can tell so nicely. Their heroine is the maiden Stázi, who first did not have luck in her love with student Tadeáš, but then fell in love with three gentlemen at once - shy Mr Alois, jolly Mr Franc and Mr Johanes who seduced her behind the Horse Gate. Eventually, however, she threw them all over for an old but wealthy landlord. The three abandoned gentlemen almost take their lives under the Stone Bridge. However, their sadness soon stops hurting and they find their feet in marriages richly blessed by cute kids. And maiden Stázi? She ran away from the old man and returned to Mr Franc upon his return from military service. And all that happened in just one old house in the Lesser Town district in Prague, the city to which the composer Hašler declared his love in a song: "That is my beautiful one, the white princess. The only I know in the world. That is my love, that is my dear one which I am never going to leave."
Note
The members of the choir Allanovy sestry (Allan's Sisters) changed in the course of time; in this film, they are Božena Klocová, Věra Kočvarová and Jiřina Salačová. In the production list, director Martin Frič is mentioned as the co-author of the theme.
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Cast
Jiřina Bohdalová
kloboučnice Veronika/průvodkyně příběhem
Pavlína Filipovská
panna Stázi/zpěvačka
Josef Beyvl
pan domácí
Miloš Kopecký
zpěvák/pan Johanes
Waldemar Matuška
potulný zpěvák/pan Alois
Václav Neckář
student Tadeáš Vrána
Josef Zíma
Franc
Ljuba Hermanová
panna Majolenka
Hana Hegerová
ševcová Kačka/zpěvačka
Eva Pilarová
pouliční zpěvačka
Edita Štaubertová
pouliční zpěvačka
Stella Zázvorková
bytná Tadeáše Vrány/žena pod lešením
Josef Bek
zedník/zpěvák
Karel Gott
zpěvák
Milan Neděla
mnich/výběrčí mýtného
Otto Šimánek
flašinetář/muž s gramofonem
Jaroslav Štercl
kočí/vysloužilec
Karel Štědrý
mnich/výběrčí mýtného/švec
Darja Hajská
domovnice
Allanovy sestry
staré panny
Lubomír Bryg
metař
Zdeněk Dítě
úředník
Lubomír Kostelka
cizinec/lampář
Zdeněk Najman
řidič buldozeru/cizinec
Vítězslav Černý
prodavač ledo-meda
Vlastimil Brodský
komediant
Josef Hlinomaz
majitel zvěřince
Jaroslav Mareš
prodavač brousků
Jára Pospíšil
Karel Hašler
skupina Olympic
hudební skupina
Milan Stehlík
student
Zdeněk Podskalský
kominík
Ivan Vyskočil
kominík
Václav Štekl
lampář
Antonín Jedlička
mastičkář Hovorka
Vladimír Menšík
vyvolávač panoptika
Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová
žena na pouti
František Svačina
trpaslík
Helena Dubová
řeholnice
L. Franková
mořská panna Jolana
Václav Halama
hlídač v parku
Karel Kos
hudebník
Jana Nováková
harfenistka
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Ivan Ernyei, Josef Pavlík
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Special Effects
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Karel Vejřík, Růžena Hulínská
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
Věra Houšková (klapka), Karel Šebík (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac), Orchestr Karla Vlacha (Music Conducted by Karel Vlach)
Songs
Strahováček
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Milan NedělaLubomír BrygKarel ŠtědrýOtto Šimáneksbor
Když nad Prahou se večer uklání
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Miloš KopeckýWaldemar Matuška
Zpívající fontána
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Karel Hašler
Princezna v hermelínu
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Hana HegerováKarel Gott
Staré topoly
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Josef Beyvl
Po starých zámeckých schodech
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Waldemar Matuška
Česká písnička
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Karel HašlerPavlína FilipovskáJosef ZímaMiloš KopeckýWaldemar Matuška
Bílý kvíteček
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Josef Zímasbor
Copak je to za vojáka?
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Josef Zíma
Na Malém rynečku stojí pod podloubím krám
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Otto ŠimánekWaldemar MatuškaLjuba Hermanová
Na tom pražském magistrátě
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Zdeněk NajmanZdeněk DítěBohuslav Kupšovský
Já mám doma gramofón
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Otto Šimánek
Starý dům
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Pavlína FilipovskáVáclav NeckářJosef BeyvlAllanovy sestry
Leť, koníčku, leť
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Jaroslav ŠterclPavlína FilipovskáJosef Beyvl
Stará, vem si krok
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Jiřina Bohdalová
Zvonečky v Loretě
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Pavlína Filipovskádětský sbor
Ubi bene, ibi patria
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Václav NeckářAllanovy sestry
To je ta Praha
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Zdeněk Najman
Čí je Praha? Naše!
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Josef BekJosef Zímasbor
U svatého Matěje
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Josef BekEva Pilarová
Špiritus, špiritus
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer skupina Olympic
Kdyby tys mi chtěla dát
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Waldemar MatuškaZdeněk PodskalskýIvan Vyskočil
V tom Nuselském údolí
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Hana HegerováKarel Štědrý
Vdávala se jedna panna
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Eva Pilarová
Za strahovskou bránou
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Lubomír KostelkaVáclav ŠteklJosef ZímaPavlína Filipovská
Starý kocour
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Waldemar MatuškaLjuba Hermanová
Před vejtoňskou hospodou
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer sbor
Když šel pan Johanes za Koňskou bránu
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Milan NedělaKarel ŠtědrýPavlína FilipovskáMiloš KopeckýAllanovy sestry
Muziky, muziky
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Edita ŠtaubertováEva Pilarová
Production info
Original Title
Ta naše písnička česká
Czech Title
Ta naše písnička česká
English Title
The Good Old Czech Tunes
Working Title
Jednou, když do Prahy přiletěla Vesna / Ta naše písnička
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
music, revue
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1967
Production Year
1966—1967
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 27 June 1966
start of filming 28 July 1966
technical Screenplay approved 29 July 1966
end of filming 8 April 1967
projection approval 05/1967
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1986
Premiere
premiere 16 June 1967 /suitable for youths/ (kino Blaník /½ týdne a 9 týdnů od 15. 9./, Praha)
premiere 11 August 1967 /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
74 min
Original length in metres
2 108 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,85, 1:2,35
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
