The Winter Wind 1951

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1976

Production year

1976

Runtime

33 min

Category

povídka

Genre

drama, short-story

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionmedium

Original title

Zimní vítr 1951

Czech title

Zimní vítr 1951

English title

The Winter Wind 1951

Synopsis

Sergeants Hrubý and Mareš detain at patrol a foreign agent. He has documents on the name Dvořák and a charged gun. He confesses that he crossed the border with Bavaria with another man. Both frontier guards together with Dvořák set out to look for the second trespasser. The walk in deep snow is tiring and the wind soon wipes off all the traces. Falling down in the ravine Mareš injures his leg. Hrubý brings him and the detained man to the desolate inn where he places them. He does not suspect that the wanted man hides in the building and leaves for help to the station. Within short the wind carries echo of shots to him. He quickly returns but it is too late. Mareš is dead and wounded Dvořák is dying. He utters only one word: the train. Hrubý by last force runs down to the train which is leaving from a small railway station. Among few passangers he discloses the trespasser. After skirmish in a tunnel the agent is killed. It is true, the sergeant Hrubý fulfilled his duty but sadness about the death of a friend has remained.

Cast

Jiří Zahajský

strážmistr Josef Hrubý

Jiří Ornest

strážmistr Karel Mareš

Jaroslav Mareš

narušitel Dvořák

Jaroslav Konečný

lesní dělník Bajer

Jiří Kostka

průvodčí

Otto Lackovič

lesní dělník, Josefův známý

Vladimír Ptáček

agent-narušitel

Miroslav Jíra

dubl za Jaroslava Mareše

Crew and creators

Based on

Rudolf Kalčík (Pronásledování – povídka ze sbírky Oheň v srdci)

Screenplay

Jaroslav Soukup

Shooting Script

Jaroslav Soukup

Director of Photography

Emil Sirotek

Second Unit Photography

Kamil Kadeřábek

Camera Operator

Milan Kopecký

Assistent Production Designer

Jan Kňákal

Set Designer

Jiří Rulík, Miloš Osvald, Ivo Černý

Costume Designer

Marta Kaplerová

Film Editor

Eva Bobková

Assistant Film Editor

Štěpánka Stříbrná

Sound Designer

Jiří Hora

Production Manager

Vladimír Vojta

Unit Production Manager

Ivo Pitrák, Zlatava Rumlová, Dana Dudová

Unit Production Manager

Juraj Zach

Consultant

JUDr. Přemysl Velický , pplk. Jiří Navrátil , pplk. Jiří Brabec , mjr. Josef Šimlík

Cooperation

Lidmila Eybergerová (klapka), Alena Červená (fotografka), Pohraniční stráž Sušice-Volary, Hlavní správa Pohraniční stráže

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Šust

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)

Production info

Original Title

Zimní vítr 1951

Czech Title

Zimní vítr 1951

English Title

The Winter Wind 1951

Category

povídka

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama, short-story

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1976

Production Year

1976

Creative Group

Dramaturgická skupina Karla Copa, Karel Cop (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)

Technical info

Duration typology

medium length film

Duration in minutes

33 min

Original length in metres

922 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,66

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech