The Runner

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1974

Production year

1974

Runtime

8 min

Category

film

Genre

agitprop

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Skokan

Czech title

Skokan

English title

The Runner

Synopsis

The electrician Jožka is rushing to work and he gets a fine when he jumps out of the tram. The electrician Eman is not in hurry. He comes half an hour late and he does not rush to work at all. The foreman of the maintenance does not pay a proper attention to his subordinated employees due too much paper work. Therefore Eman can together with an tractable apprentice Fanek hide in various places and cover up his idleness. The only one who is available for all breakdowns which occur on a huge construction of a prefab estate housing is Jožka, called the Runner because he is always willing to run anywhere. But there is too much work and the exhausted Jožka is severely injured. The question is though whether it really was his fault.

Cast

Stanislav Litera

elektrikář Jožka

Václav Štekl

elektrikář Eman

Václav Štercl

mistr elektrikářů

Jan Kotva

učeň Fanek

Vítězslav Černý

mistr na stavbě

Crew and creators

Screenplay

J. Neumann

Director of Photography

Jan Eisner

Film Editor

Dana Lukešová

Cooperation

J. Strnad, Z. Kudrna

Music

Music Composed by

Svatopluk Havelka

Production info

Original Title

Skokan

Czech Title

Skokan

English Title

The Runner

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

agitprop

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1974

Production Year

1974

Distribution

KF Praha

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

8 min

Original length in metres

227 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

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 6. mezinárodní filmový festival filmů o ochraně a bezpečnosti práce Sofie

1974
Sofie / Bulgaria