Two Men Report Arrival
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1975Production year
1975Premiere
26 September 1975Runtime
95 minDirector
Václav VorlíčekCategory
filmGenre
comedy, bitter comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Dva muži hlásí příchodCzech title
Dva muži hlásí příchodEnglish title
Two Men Report ArrivalWorking title
VojáčekSummary
During the 1970s and 80s, filmmaker Václav Vorlíček made a number of films produced to order for the communist regime. Alongside such unforgettable titles as Dívka na koštěti (The Girl on the Broom, 1971) or Tří oříšky pro Popelku (Three Nuts for Cinderella, 1973) we find this 1977 comedy about the escapades of a young and inexperienced soldier – the wooden, naive, and honest private Valenta, who leaves behind a comfortable life as the golden son of the family and instead joins the military, and encounters his first brush with love on the way. The lead character in this light-hearted romp, nicknamed Švadlenka, is expertly played by actor Jaromír Hanzlík. Jorga Kotrbová plays the charming Julka, who ends up becoming a mother to a little boy. Josef Somr assumes the role of the heroic, paternalistic Captain Sychra.
Synopsis
An only son, Jiří Valenta, has been drafted to the army. At the barracks he acquires the nickname Švadlenka (Seamstress) because he sews rugs in his spare time. One day, his friend Lukáš introduces him to Julka Vávrová, a girl he is desperate to get rid of. The naive Jiří falls in love with the girl and accepts her invitation to spend Easter together in the country. There he learns that the girl is the single mother of the young boy Martínek, whose father is the married tractor driver Valeš. Julka has been waiting in vain for her lover to divorce and marry her, and persuades Jiří to marry her instead. Jiří becomes very fond of little Martínek; he looks after him as much as his army service allows and adopts him as his son. During one visit at the Vávras' house, he finds out that his wife is still having an affair with Valeš, and she eventually runs away with her lover leaving little Martínek behind. Jiří has become a man in the army. This is clear both from the way he fulfils his army duties and from his private life. When his army service is completed two years later, he returns home and brings his young son Martínek with him.
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Cast
Jaromír Hanzlík
Jiří Valenta
Jorga Kotrbová
Julka Vávrová
Dáša Neblechová
Valentová, matka Jiřího
Čestmír Řanda
zubař MUDr. Valenta, otec Jiřího
Josef Somr
kapitán Sychra
Tomáš Töpfer
desátník Čečetka
Stella Zázvorková
Anežka Vávrová, matka Julky
Vladimír Menšík
František Pacholík, druh Julčiny matky
Václav Postránecký
traktorista Břéťa Valeš
Vítězslav Jandák
vojín Václav Šupík
Jan Kraus
vojín Hudeček
Vlastimil Zavřel
vojín Lebeda
Jaroslav Drbohlav
vojín Lukáš
Ivan Luťanský
vojín Habr
Michael Tarant
vojín Bláha
Karel Augusta
hostinský Mrázek
František Filipovský
soused Pazdera
Jaroslav Heyduk
vedoucí spořitelny Humplík
Ferdinand Krůta
soused Hrdlička
Václav Štekl
JUDr. Hybš
Jaroslava Schallerová
Martička, Valentova kolegyně
Eva Svobodová
sousedka Vláčilová
Soběslav Sejk
podplukovník Berka
Jiřina Bílá
sousedka Fusková
Dana Hlaváčová
Vlasta, Valešova žena
Vlasta Kleinová
sousedka Spáčilová
Marie Motlová
zákaznice Hrdličková
Jan Kratochvíl
vojín
Josef Slanina
vojín
Miroslav Buberle
vojín
Míla Myslíková
zelinářka Kubešová
Jan Skopeček
Karel, manžel Kubešové
Otto Šimánek
předseda JZD Janura
Ilona Jirotková
zubní laborantka Anička
Oldřich Velen
plukovník Hálek
Miroslav Beránek
pacient
Zdeněk Blažek
pacient
Jindřich Faktor
pacient
Jan Kuželka
pacient
J. Berger
pacient
František Bláha (2)
hudebník
Josef Čermák
hudebník
Jaroslav Dědič
hudebník
Jaroslav Dufek
hudebník
František Havránek
hudebník
Jaroslav Horálek
hudebník
Jan Janovský
hudebník
František Kába
hudebník
Josef Kabíček
hudebník
Josef Kassl
hudebník
Josef Kolář
hudebník
Miroslav Krebner
hudebník
Vratislav Kučera
hudebník
Miroslav Kviz
hudebník
Jiří Ledvinka
hudebník
Václav Lipš
hudebník
Vlastimil Procházka
hudebník
Josef Růžička
hudebník
František Slepička
hudebník
Vlastimil Tomíček
hudebník
František Valcha
hudebník
Miroslav Zámostný
hudebník
Josef Zvěřina
hudebník
Jiří Simon
Martínek, Julčin syn
Miroslav Čermák
otec s láhví
Vítězslav Černý
hostinský
Alena Dlouhá
manželka Sychry
Vladimír Navrátil
tajemník MNV
Eduard Pavlíček
lékař
Vladimír Ptáček
Voice by Lubor Tokoš
major Havlasa
Svatopluk Rejtar
odvedenec Vančura
Karel Urbanovský
prodavač
Jaroslav Vích
prodavač
Vincenc Vávra
důstojník
Josef Vondráček
důstojník
Milan Vyskočil
otec odvedence
Josef Braun
otec odvedence
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Jaromír Bieber, Miroslav Buberle, Bedřich Čermák, Karel Karas
Costume Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Vlasta Mathauserová, Věra Winkelhöferová
Unit Production Manager
Daniela Norová
Consultant
plk. Ing. Jan Král
Cooperation
Nevjana Raduilská (klapka), Alena Červená (fotografka)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)
Songs
Už mou milou do kostela vedou
Už troubějí na horách jeleni
Singer sbor
Já se dnes dopoledne žením /muzikál My Fair Lady/
Song Composer Frederick Loewe
Writer of Lyrics Ota Ornest
Singer sbor
Na tom pražské mostě
Production info
Original Title
Dva muži hlásí příchod
Czech Title
Dva muži hlásí příchod
English Title
Two Men Report Arrival
Working Title
Vojáček
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy, bitter comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1975
Production Year
1975
Production specifications
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1986
Premiere
premiere 18 September 1975 /suitable for youths/ (kino Lucerna, Praha)
premiere 26 September 1975 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Miroslava Hladkého, Miroslav Hladký (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
95 min
Original length in metres
2 668 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
