My Brother Has a Marvellous Brother
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1975Production year
1975Premiere
1 August 1975Runtime
94 minDirector
Stanislav StrnadCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Můj brácha má prima bráchuCzech title
Můj brácha má prima bráchuEnglish title
My Brother Has a Marvellous BrotherSummary
This 1975 comedy centred on two brothers introduces us to the likeable pubescent Martin Pavelka, also known as Prcek (“Tiny Tot”). Martin looks up to his big brother Honza, the winner of the junior flat track motorcycle racing contest. Honza has, however, split up with his girlfriend Zuzana and Tiny Tot is bent on reuniting the young couple. He resorts to all manner of means and methods to get the couple into the town hall and before the wedding registrar… The main character in this comedy directed by Stanislav Strnad is played by Roman Čada, who between 1973 and 1983 performed in a wide variety of roles and Czech films. Jan Hrušinský was allotted the part of Honza while Zuzana is played by Libuše Šafránková. Three years after its release, a loosely connected sequel to this light entertainment hit the cinemas, namely Brácha za všechny peníze (What a Brother I Have). Once again the director was Strnad.
Synopsis
Honza Pavelka wins the junior motorbike speed races. His thirteen-year-old brother Martin, his assistant and biggest fan, answers the questions of his schoolfriend Pavlína in a superior tone. Student Zuzana, who gave her scarf to Honza to wear around his neck for the races as a talisman is Honza's girlfriend. He met her when he came to her parent's home to repair the TV set. Honza declines an invitation to celebration with his friends. He goes off with Zuzana instead, but she refuses his intimate advances. The offended young man, who is about to serve his two years in the army, tries to blackmail her emotionally and the couple breaks up. Martin tries various schemes to bring them together again. The young people don't meet up at the cinema where he has bought them tickets, but what finally works is a false order for TV repair. Zuzana's parents are away from home and the couple spends the night together. Honza joins the army, but Zuzana doesn't write to him at all. The younger brother intervenes again. He discovers that the girl is unhappy and angry, because she doesn't know what to do about her unplanned pregnancy. Martin hitchhikes – even getting a lift from a minister – to the army barracks. Honza wants to get married immediately after the allegiance ceremony. Martin courageously introduces the two sets of parents and the wedding can go ahead. But the younger brother misses the ceremony. He is away sorting out another possible problem – far-sightedly obtaining permission at the garrison HQ for the groom to wear civilian dress.
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Cast
Libuše Šafránková
studentka Zuzana Vránová
Jan Hrušínský
opravář televizorů Honza Pavelka
Roman Čada
Martin, Honzův bratr zvaný Prcek
Ivana Maříková
Pavlínka, Martinova kamarádka
Slávka Budínová
prodavačka Pavelková, matka
Josef Bláha
řidič autobusu Josef Pavelka, otec
Blažena Holišová
Vránová, Zuzanina matka
Vladimír Menšík
ekonomický náměstek Vrána, Zuzanin otec
Zdeněk Řehoř
MUDr. Navrátil
Otakar Brousek
plukovník na posádkovém velitelství
Bedřich Prokoš
ředitel školy
Ladislav Trojan
učitel
Václav Fišer
ministr
Jiří Lír
ceremoniář na radnici
Miroslav Homola
pořadatel na plese
Ludmila Roubíková
účetní Růžičková
Jana Švandová
telefonistka v servisu
Josefa Pechlátová
stará žena
Zdeněk Šavrda
biletář v kině
Vítězslav Černý
tlustý divák
Jiří Kodet
herec ve foršpanu
Jarmila Orlová
herečka ve foršpanu
Petr Skarke
poručík v Praze
Jiřina Bílá
Voice by Jarmila Beránková
listonoška
Karel Bělohradský
ministrův řidič
Jan Kuželka
tlustý tanečník
Václav Bahník
Honzův kamarád
Michael Tarant
Honzův kamarád
Jarmila Beránková
uvaděčka
Rudolf Kalina
číšník
Yvetta Kornová
spolužačka Martina
Jana Matiášková
spolužačka Martina
Jiří Prager
brýlatý tanečník
Karel Sekera
školník
Karel Smyczek
desátník
Luděk Svoboda
četař
Jan Hartl
tanečník
Josef Havlín
hudebník
Vladimír Hora
hudebník
Karel Kos
hudebník
Max Kulhavý
hudebník
Ivo Moravus
hudebník
Jiří Stárek
hudebník
Jiří Kvasnička
služba v kasárnách
Vladimír Navrátil
svatebčan
Olga Navrátilová
svatebčanka
Slávka Hamouzová
svatebčanka
Dagmar Patrasová
dívka v kině
Zdeněk Deyl
mladý muž
Miloš Schmiedberger
fotograf
Vlastimila Vlková
květinářka
Dubbing
Jarmila Beránková
hlas zákaznice v mlékárně
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Based on
Karel Bečka (Hra na muže – kniha povídek)
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Bohumír Schwarzer
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Jiří Cvrček, J. Kotýza, Bohumil Kadlec
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Rudolf Hammer, František Příhoda, Valerie Černá, Daniela Svobodová
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
František Jaderník, Milan Štěch
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
A. Černá (klapka), Miloš Schmiedberger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Songs
Mít tě rád
Song Composer Jiří MalásekJiří Bažant
Writer of Lyrics Ivo Fischer
Singer Josef Laufer
Nebe jako cín
Song Composer Jiří MalásekJiří Bažant
Writer of Lyrics Ivo Fischer
Singer Josef Laufer
Production info
Original Title
Můj brácha má prima bráchu
Czech Title
Můj brácha má prima bráchu
English Title
My Brother Has a Marvellous Brother
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1975
Production Year
1975
Production specifications
withdrawal from distribution 30 November 1984
withdrawal from distribution 1 October 1993
Premiere
premiere 26 June 1975 /suitable for youths/ (kino 64 U Hradeb, Praha)
premiere 1 August 1975 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
gala premiere 28 August 1975 (kino Blaník, Praha)
renewed premiere 1 April 1987 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Ústřední půjčovna filmů (původní 1975 a obnovená 1987)
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Vladimíra Kaliny, Vladimír Kalina (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
94 min
Original length in metres
2 622 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
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 14. festival českých a slovenských filmů Brno
1976
Brno / Czechoslovakia
Vítěz
Event: Literární soutěž k 30. výročí osvobození Československa Sovětskou armádou
1975
Praha / Czechoslovakia
František Vlček st.
Vítěz
Festival: 13. filmový festival mladých Trutnov
1975
Trutnov / Czechoslovakia
Vítěz
Event: Literární soutěž k 30. výročí osvobození Československa Sovětskou armádou
1975
Praha / Czechoslovakia
V. P. Borovička
Vítěz
Festival: 9. mezinárodní filmový festival Moskva
1975
Moskva / Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Vítěz
Festival: 13. filmový festival mladých Trutnov
1975
Trutnov / Czechoslovakia
Roman Čada
Vítěz
Festival: 13. filmový festival mladých Trutnov
1975
Trutnov / Czechoslovakia
Libuše Šafránková
