The Wind

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1973

Production year

1973

Runtime

18 min

Category

film

Genre

fantastic

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshort

Original title

Vítr

Czech title

Vítr

English title

The Wind

Synopsis

Professor Herbert Ackerman is distracted by a phone call of his friend Allan, who begs him to come. The Professor is worried by Allan's words. On the phone, Allan speaks of a danger caused by a wind, which is trying to get into his house. The Professor refuses to come as he and his wife are expecting some guests for dinner. During the dinner Allan repeats his call several times with growing anxiety and fear. In the last call, he tells Herbert that the wind will get him like it got thousands and thousands of others before him and will keep doing so. The Professor finally decides to visit his friend. It is too late though - Herbert suddenly hears Allan's voice in his own house. The voice says that Allan is no longer a human being. The shocked Professor picks up a phone and calls his friend Smith. He tells him that he is in danger caused by an approaching wind, which will get him.

Cast

Zdeněk Řehoř

profesor Herbert Ackerman

Valentina Thielová

přítelkyně Ackermanových

Václav Mareš

přítel Ackermanových

Dubbing

Eduard Cupák

hlas Allana v telefonu

Alena Karešová

hlas z rozhlasu

Crew and creators

Based on

Ray Bradbury (Vítr – povídka)

Director of Photography

Pavel Čanda

Production Designer

Aleš Voleman

Sound Designer

Josef Hubka

Production Manager

Vladimír Kopecký, Karel Fiala

Pedagogical management

Jiří Sequens (režie), Jan Kališ (kamera), Vladimír Volf (produkce)

Music

Music Composed by

Ivan Kašlík

Music Performed by

Vysokoškolský umělecký soubor (Music Conducted by Ivan Fišer)

Production info

Original Title

Vítr

Czech Title

Vítr

English Title

The Wind

Category

film

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film

Genre

fantastic

Student film

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1973

Production Year

1973

Production

Studio FAMU

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

18 min

Original length in metres

519 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