Golden Wedding
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1972Production year
1971Premiere
2 June 1972Runtime
92 minDirector
Jaroslav MachCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Zlatá svatbaCzech title
Zlatá svatbaEnglish title
Golden WeddingSummary
The threat of disruption to the golden wedding anniversary of a deserving miner provided the theme for a light comedy made in 1972 by director Jaroslav Mach. Grandpa Kubza decides to invite the extended family to the anniversary celebration, including his daughter Anděla who is trying to hide the fact that she is about to get a divorce. And when grandpa disappears and everyone is convinced he has spent the night with flirtatious widow Putifarka, grandma begins to want a divorce too. Everything is eventually explained to everyone’s satisfaction and all the bruised relationships heal… Although the script of this jovial film and Mach’s rather noncommittal directing do not exactly amount to a brilliant foundation, the motion picture still offers a respectable display of good acting. The ageing couple are played by Bohuš Záhorský and Jiřina Šejbalová. They are supported by, for instance, Vladimír Menšík, Radovan Lukavský and Jiří Sovák.
Synopsis
Retired miner Valuš Kobza from a mining village of Kamenice has been preparing a great party: he is going to celebrate golden wedding with his wife Christine. Grandma Kobzová wants to look superb for this occasion. She wants to look good because all the family is coming, including the Prague branch of the family, her daughter Anděla, her son-in-law Jarda and their children Olga and Honzík. Anděla is about to get divorced, but Jarda promised to play the role of a happy husband because of her parents. Olga does not like the comedy and refuses to go to Kamenice. The day before the wedding grandpa Kubza with his son Tony go to pub to have a "stag party". In the morning, the family finds Tony in a wrecked car, but they cannot find the grandpa. Both sons-in-law keep searching for him across the village. Olga eventually decides to come to the wedding, but she wants to come secretly. When a tractor driver Ferda helps her in crossing a brook, they both fall to cold water. Olga's wet clothes on the washing line get stolen by Ferda's friends. Ferda takes Olga to the town to buy new clothes, but they got caught by a overzealous policeman. Nobody can find grandpa Kubza. They think that he had spent the night at a flirtatious widow Putifarka. Grandma Kubzová wants to get divorced instead of celebrating the golden wedding. Eventually, grandpa Kubza is found asleep in the forest. The golden wedding can start. Even Olga and Ferda make it to the wedding. Anděla reconciles with Jarda, Putifarka flirts with a bachelor Kubza's son Oldřich. And grandpa Kubza with his beloved wife Christine look forward to their diamond wedding.
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Cast
Jiřina Šejbalová
babička Kristina Kubzová
Bohuš Záhorský
děda Valuš Kubza
Lubomír Kostelka
slévač Tonda, syn Kubzových
Zdena Hadrbolcová
řeznice Mařa, Tondova manželka
Marcela Martínková
dojička Žofka, dcera Kubzových
Vladimír Menšík
Pepa, Žofčin manžel
Slávka Budínová
Anděla Hanousková, dcera Kubzových
Stanislav Remunda
Jarda, Andělin manžel
Radovan Lukavský
báňský inženýr Oldřich, syn Kubzov
Blanka Lormanová
Olga, Andělina dcera
Antonín Navrátil
Honza, Andělin syn
Miriam Kantorková
vdova Tomečková zvaná Putifarka
Jiří Krampol
traktorista a vedoucí pionýrů Ferda Pařízek
Jiří Sovák
předseda MNV
Jiří Lír
učitel
Bohumil Šmída
poručík VB Kaderka
Bohuš Pastorek
praporčík VB
Jan Vostrčil
havíř Adam
František Filipovský
havíř Lolek
Arnošt Faltýnek
havíř
Vladimír Jedenáctík
havíř
Jan Lorman
Vašek
Václav Lohniský
poštmistr
Oldřich Hoblík
listonoš
Karel Effa
drobný chovatel Choleva
Jaroslava Tvrzníková
učitelka
Miroslav Moravec
traktorista Vincek
Karel Augusta
hajný Podešva
Vítězslav Černý
hasič
Richard Záhorský
hasič
Miroslav Středa
strážmistr VB Poštulka
Josef Beyvl
hasič Josef Gwuzdek
Milada Ježková
sousedka
Milica Kolofíková
manželka předsedy MNV
Otto Kinský
pořadatel
Václav Kotva
pořadatel
Miroslav Laňka
pořadatel
Vít Pešina
pořadatel
Václav Podhorský
pořadatel
Zdeněk Skalický
pořadatel
Milan Směták
kapelník
Jan Bartoš (2)
hudebník
František Bláha (2)
hudebník
František Boubelík
hudebník
Jar. Cibulka
hudebník
Karel Fiala
hudebník
Jar. Fulín
hudebník
Václav Hájek (2)
hudebník
František Kobík
hudebník
Rudolf Němec (2)
hudebník
Otakar Pechan
hudebník
František Petránek
hudebník
Antonín Slepička
hudebník
Alois Synek
hudebník
Viliam Mikmon
hudebník
A. Vitásek
hudebník
J. Vodenka
hudebník
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Rudolf Beneš, Josef Calta, Václav Šebek
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Jaroslav Vlk, V. Bušek
Unit Production Manager
Marie Ryšlinková, Antonín Kubový
Cooperation
Vladimír Souček (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Songs
Krásný vzhled je na ten boží svět
Song Composer Mirko Hanák
Writer of Lyrics Václav Poláček
Singer Slávka BudínováStanislav Remunda
Již opět z věže zaznívá
Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer sbor
Blahopřejeme vám
Singer dětský sbor
Já dnes tobě, lásko má, sólo zahrát dám
Singer mužský hlas
Production info
Original Title
Zlatá svatba
Czech Title
Zlatá svatba
English Title
Golden Wedding
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1972
Production Year
1971
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 5 July 1971
technical Screenplay approved 6 September 1971
start of filming 23 September 1971
end of filming 6 December 1971
projection approval 18 April 1972
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990
Premiere
premiere 18 May 1972 /suitable for youths/ (kino Blaník, Praha)
premiere 2 June 1972 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Karla Copa, Karel Cop (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny), Výrobní skupina Jiřího Šebora, Jiří Šebor (vedoucí výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
92 min
Original length in metres
2 566 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
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 11. festival českých a slovenských filmů Plzeň
1973
Plzeň / Czechoslovakia
Jaroslav Mach
Vítěz
Event: Prémie Českého literárního fondu za rok 1972
1973
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Bohuš Pastorek
