Left Wing
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1983Production year
1983Premiere
1 May 1984Runtime
81 minDirector
Jiří HanibalCategory
filmGenre
children, dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Levé křídloCzech title
Levé křídloEnglish title
Left WingSummary
Tales about child protagonists play an important role in the filmography of director Jiří Hanibal. This is certainly the case in Levé křídlo (The Left Wing), a drama that takes place at the close of the second world war. The heroes are adolescent children who hide a young Frenchman from the Nazis. Although Paul manages to escape from the German transports, he does not speak Czech. Of course, sports can also become a means of communication. A coincidence forces the escapee to play in a soccer match in which the Czechs symbolically clash with Wehrmacht soldiers. The film stars the then 18-year-old Filip Renč, a popular child actor in the 1970s. Other young actors include Pavel Kříž and Lucie Zedníčková.
Synopsis
April, 1945. Pupils of the third year of the lower secondary school play football at the playground near the wood. On the bench, her schoolmate Vendula is reading Tolstoy's War and Peace. The Mayor of the German army Duschke offers a football match between soldiers and pupils to the teacher, Mančál. Four friends - Míla, Rudla, Benold, and Randáček, along with a fifth boy - eight year old Vítek, after classes glimpse a boy who took Randáčeks snack and ran way. A German train stands at the railway station. Míla finds out that Germans are searching for a fugitive and he understands who the thief of the snack was. He finds him in a cabin at the courts, but can't speak with him. The boy is called Paul and he is French. Without telling his parents, Míla hides him in the attics of their house. He tells it just to his friends and Vendula, who speaks a little bit of French. The children bring clothes and food to Paul. But they have to change his hiding place all the time. Also Gusta, Vendula's suitor takes part in the hiding, but he is afraid and wants to give Paul up. He writes a letter to the teacher, Mančál, who recognizes the author by his grammar mistakes. Mančál is a member of the resistance group that decides to take Paul and the frightened Gusta to the woods. Mančál guides his pupils - among them also Paul - over the playground. There he is stopped by Duschke and he enforces a football match. Mančál puts Paul on the left wing. Paul shoots two goals. As the Germans are losing, Duschke stops the game and the soldiers are transferred. Then they succeed to bring Paul into safety.
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Cast
Filip Renč
Paul
Lucie Bártová
Vendula
Pavel Kříž
Gusta
Zbyněk Honzík
Míla
Daniel Šedivák
Benold
Jan Vokurka
Randáček
Petr Bosák
Rudla
Martin Šotola
Vítek
Dana Vávrová
Zdena, Vendulina sestřenice
Viktor Vrabec
učitel Mančál
Josef Langmiler
německý major Duschke
Milena Dvorská
výpravčí Štěpánková, Vendulina teta
Jiří Zahajský
hajný Jirsák
Vilém Besser
posunovač Žahourek
Petr Kostka
MUDr. Šulc, Vítkův otec
Karel Augusta
opravář Červínek, Gustův otec
Eva Řepíková
kuchařka Malá, Mílova matka
Václav Kaňkovský
správce Schránil
Milan Klacek
důstojník SS
Zdeněk Blažek
starosta
Jan Cmíral
hostinský Josef Zástěra
Zdeněk Srstka
štamgast
Karel Hovorka
ochmelka
Eduard Pavlíček
Havelka
Jiří Dobeš
voják-fotbalista
Oldřich Menclík
voják-fotbalista
Miloš Štádler
voják-fotbalista
Robert Segmüller
voják-fotbalista
Jiří Troníček
voják-fotbalista
Bohuslav Trubač
voják-fotbalista
Josef Vojta
voják-fotbalista
Jan Bísek
voják
Jiří Hein
voják
Jiří Kasík
voják
Vladimír Linka
voják
Martin Mařan
voják
Vladimír Pospíšil
voják
Jiří Smutný
voják
Ladislav Schwarz
voják
Gaston Šubert
voják
Jaroslav Tomsa
voják
Bedřich Lomoz
voják
Pavel Hons
školák-fotbalista
Štěpán Kment
školák-fotbalista
Pavel Mrázek
školák-fotbalista
Robert Segmüller ml.
školák-fotbalista
Pavel Veselý (2)
školák-fotbalista
František Veselý (2)
školák-fotbalista
Tomáš Zahradník
školák-fotbalista
Jan Kočí
raněný voják
Vladimír Schulte
bezruký voják
František Soudil
bezruký voják
Milan Ťoupalík
řidič
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Robert Vacík, Magda Vodičková
Screenstory
Based on
Hermína Franková (Vendula aneb Francouzština pro pokročilé – novela)
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Miroslav Buberle, Josef Calta, Karel Karas, Ladislav Winkelhöfer
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Evelyna Vrbová, Hana Jarošová
Unit Production Manager
Jan Kočí
Consultant
Zbyšek Svoboda, Květa Vídenová, Robert Segmüller
Cooperation
Ivana Vlčková (klapka), Zdeněk Dukát (fotograf), Zdeněk Vávra (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Production info
Original Title
Levé křídlo
Czech Title
Levé křídlo
English Title
Left Wing
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
children, drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1983
Production Year
1983
Production specifications
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990
Premiere
premiere 1 May 1984 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
4. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupina, Stanislav Rudolf (vedoucí 4. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
81 min
Original length in metres
2 323 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
