Carps for Wehrmacht
Category
filmGenre
étude, historicalTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
Kapři pro wehrmachtCzech title
Kapři pro wehrmachtEnglish title
Carps for WehrmachtSynopsis
The story takes place in the period of German occupation. A local policeman brings news to Leo Popper about a recent prohibition for Jewish population. A fish pond his family owned for several generations has been confiscated by Nazis. Popper considers the unknown men, who arrive at this house, to be a Jewish religious community delegation coming to require the contributions the family Popper had owed. However, they appear to be Gestapo officers, who administer a remorseless house search. They steal his rod and go fishing to the pond teeming with fish. It is shortly before Christmas and the police officer brings another news, but this time it is a more tragic one: Leo is ordered to come to report for the transportation to a concentration camp. The very last day before his departure it is freezing hard, and Leo with his young son Otto go to the pond to make a hole in the ice, so that the carps does not suffocate. The fish gather at the hole and father and son take it all out by a fishing net. His beloved wife and son will have something to buy food for. Leo leaves home walking through a snow-covered scene. German officers later organize a festive fishing out. There is much drinking, photographing and having fun, but they only catch a single little fish. Czech brass band plays the song "No corn to grind" to finish the party.
Photos
Cast
Josef Somr
tatínek Leo Popper
Jana Smrčková
maminka Popperová
Tomáš Muchka
synek Ota
Jiří Smutný
četník Václav
Karel Hábl
gestapák
Bohumil Koška
gestapák
Lubomír Krystlík
gestapák
Karel Fiala
německý důstojník
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Ota Pavel (Kapři pro wehrmacht – povídka ze sbírky Smrt krásných srnců)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Pedagogical management
Antonín Kachlík (režie), Jan Kališ (kamera), Karel Kohout (střih)
Music
Music Composed by
I. Cmíral
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)
Songs
Lili Marleen
Song Composer Norbert Schultze
Production info
Original Title
Kapři pro wehrmacht
Czech Title
Kapři pro wehrmacht
English Title
Carps for Wehrmacht
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude, historical
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1975
Production Year
1975
Production
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
21 min
Original length in metres
596 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Exhibition: 25. národní přehlídka filmů pro děti a 1. přehlídka televizní tvorby pro děti Ostrov
1993
Ostrov nad Ohří / Czech Republic
Vítěz
Exhibition: 25. národní přehlídka filmů pro děti a 1. přehlídka televizní tvorby pro děti Ostrov
1993
Ostrov nad Ohří / Czech Republic
Josef Somr
Vítěz
Festival: 14. filmový festival mladých Banská Bystrica
1976
Banská Bystrica / Czechoslovakia
kolektiv tvůrců absolventského filmu FAMU
