New Year’s Eve 1948

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1976

Production year

1976

Runtime

30 min

Category

povídka

Genre

drama, short-story

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Silvestr 1948

Czech title

Silvestr 1948

English title

New Year’s Eve 1948

Working title

Minuty

Synopsis

It is the last day in the year that also the guards of the frontier want to spend in jollity and with their friends and families. But the senior sergeant Poncar misses his wife who is taken ill before the New Year's Eve. In addition, he gets a notice that in the night there will come an inspection. Before its arrival it is necessary to clean a place . Therefore Poncar's deputy cannot leave for his parents and Kučera's girlfriend whom the soldiers secretly conceal at the station has to leave. When all is in good order the telephone announces that the inspection will not come. Reconciled Poncar drinks to his subordinates with the New Year.

Cast

Jan Pohan

vrchní strážmistr Karel Poncar

Jan Řeřicha

strážmistr Tomeček

Jan Hrušínský

rotný Kučera

Julie Jurištová

Kučerova dívka

Ivan Gübel

strážmistr Malčák

Jan Kraus

strážmistr Brotánek

Rostislav Kuba

fořt Hrdlička

Alois Vachek

poštmistr Valenta

Karel Dellapina

vedoucí obchodu, Maruščin otec

František Husák

železničář Fiala

Petr Skarke

strážmistr Hrdlička

Gustav Opočenský

dělník Doubrava, opilý muž v obchodě

Michal Pavlata

strážmistr Holoubek

Dubbing

Lubor Tokoš

hlas v telefonu

Crew and creators

Based on

Rudolf Kalčík (Poslední den v roce – povídka)

Screenplay

Jaroslav Soukup

Shooting Script

Karel Kovář

Director of Photography

Emil Sirotek

Second Unit Photography

Kamil Kadeřábek

Camera Operator

Milan Kopecký

Production Designer

Věra Líznerová

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), Vladimír Souček (fotograf), Pohraniční stráž Sušice-Volary, Hlavní správa Pohraniční stráže

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Šust

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)

Songs

Hřebík v botě

Song Composer Jiří BaurVlastimil Hála
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Moravec
Singer Jan Hammer

Říkej mi to potichoučku

Song Composer Václav Pokorný
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Mládek
Singer Jiřina Salačová

Děvčátko, děvčátko, odejdu zakrátko

Singer sbor

Šumavo, Šumavo, Šumavěnko milá

Singer Gustav OpočenskýJan Pohansbor

Krásná pasačka

Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer Gustav Opočenskýsbor

Production info

Original Title

Silvestr 1948

Czech Title

Silvestr 1948

English Title

New Year’s Eve 1948

Working Title

Minuty

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

short film

Duration in minutes

30 min

Original length in metres

841 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