Children’s film director Ota Koval changes gears for this biographical drama. The life of communist icon Julius Fučík (1903–1943) is depicted via this 1979 film, which charts the life of the future political activist from childhood through high school. Growing up in a working class family, the youngster and his father fear being drafted into service for the Austro-Hungarian army, and during World War I Fučík experiences oppression and poverty first-hand. The future journalist, translator and theatrical and literary critic also becomes a star of the amateur theatre circuit. The film seeks to mine Fučík’s entire life story for evidence of his burgeoning personality and political outlook. The film stars Filip Renč as a young Fučík.
Julius (Julek) Fučík communist journalist executed by the Nazis in 1943, a son of a workman of the Ringhoffer Works, was born on 23 February 1903 in Prague. His father Karel loves theatre and performs in Arena theatre at Smíchov. Four years later, his fours years old son Julek follows his actor's career, being engaged by the Arena director in a kid's role. Julek carries on in his actor's career. At the age of seven, he has a great success in the role of little Lord Fauntleroy, despite that he also has many friends and enjoys playing the boy games with them. Father Karel is offered a contract with Budil's opera in Pilsen and the family joins him soon. Julek makes friend with Vašek, with whom they deliver film copies to different cinemas. The World War One breaks out in 1914, when Julek starts to study at high school. His father tries to avoid the war recruitment and Julek hides him at the cinema loft. Karel Fučík takes an employment in Zbrojovka (an arms factory), whose employers for the time being are excluded from military service. Julek helps his mother, sometimes he has to face long queues for food. Father works at the ammunition factory and in the evenings he comes home to see his son. He finds him sleeping at the table over a handwritten magazine Slovan (Slav) containing an article about the war situation. The article bears the signature of Julius Fučík, the editor in charge.
Julek čtyřletý
Julek desetiletý
Julek dvanáctiletý
dělník Karel Fučík, Julkův otec
Marie, Julkova matka
Líba, Julkova sestra
ředitelka Arény Koldinská
herec-lord
inspicient Bucek
režisér Vošahlík
polykač mečů Franta Samek
Samkova manželka
Vašek
Anita, dcera Samkových jako jedenáctiletá
Vinca
sudička
sudička
soused s fezem
profesor
ředitel reálky
učitel
majitel biografu
štábní lékař u odvodu
dirigent Talich
herec
strážmistr četnictva
voják
starý dělník
Rudla
Anita jako čtyřletá
Líba tříletá
posunovač
vorař
flašinetář
porodní bába
majitel noclehárny
stařík se psem
mlékař Ponec
student-hudebník
kapelník
houslistka
trombonista
pianista
fagotista
bubeník
redaktor
lampář
osvětlovač
holič
okurkářka
okurkářka
fotograf
truhlář Josef Mestek
fešák
preclíkář
strážník
Bosňák
krejčí za oknem
starý houslista
herečka-Popelka
herečka
herec-profesor
herec-princ
herec
herečka
herečka
astronom u rozhledny
černoušek
houslista
houslista
violoncellista
violista
baletka
baletka
baletka
baletka
baletka
baletka
baletka
tanečník
tanečník
tanečník
tanečník
tanečník
tanečník
Julek jako tříletý
kluk
fešák ve slamáku
metař
poddůstojník
operní zpěváci na jevišti
Jan Oliva (2)
prof. PhDr. Ivan Krempa, DrSc.
Pavel Dosoudil
Jiří Knotek, Zdeněk Podhola
Václav Kozel, Vladimír Mácha, Václav Pošta
Jiří Budín, Jana Dolejší, Šárka Šimůnková, Pavel Minichbauer
Karel Engel, Josef Hrubý, František Jákl, Petr Jákl, Miroslav Jíra, Jiří Kalenský, Jaroslav Klenot, Jiří Klenot, Petr Klír, Zbyněk Krákora, Jiří Kraus, Alois Kříž, Ladislav Lahoda, Miroslav Lahoda, Pavel Myslík, Zdeněk Plavec, Jindřich Sejk, Oldřich Semerák, Jiří Sládek, Jiří Srstka, Zdeněk Srstka, Václav Syřiště, Jaroslav Šanda, Stanislav Tůma, Jiří Vach, Karel Vítek, Karel Vítek ml., Jaroslav Vlk
Hana Jarošová, Viktor Schwarcz
Luděk Blažek
prof. PhDr. Ivan Krempa, DrSc., František Michálek (jezdectví), Vladimír Dolínek
Ivan Minář (fotograf), Vlastimil Koutecký, Inge Švandová, Naděžda Hradilová, Bohuslav Beníšek
Julius Fučík (Marinarella), Gustav Mahler (Symfonie č. 1), Carl Maria von Weber (Čarostřelec /Der Freischütz/ – opera), Arnošt Vrána (Havaj – valčík), Julius Fučík (Vjezd gladiátorů)
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín), Orchestr opery Divadla J. K. Tyla
Singer sbor
Singer dětský sbor
Julek
Julek
Julek
film
featuretheatrical distribution
biography
Czechoslovakia
1979
1979
literary Screenplay approved 17 November 1978
technical Screenplay approved 21 February 1979
start of filming 20 March 1979
end of filming 13 November 1979
projection approval 27 November 1979
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990
premiere 9 May 1980 /suitable for youths/
Dramaturgická skupina Oty Hofmana, Ota Hofman (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)
feature film
82 min
2 262 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,66
colour
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech
Exhibition: 12. národní přehlídka filmů pro děti Ostrov nad Ohří
1980
Ostrov nad Ohří / Czechoslovakia
Filip Renč
Festival: 20. festival filmů pro děti Gottwaldov
1980
Zlín / Czechoslovakia