For a Joyful Life

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1950

Production year

1950

Premiere

6 April 1951

Runtime

82 min

Category

film

Genre

agitprop, socialist-realism, political

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Za život radostný

Czech title

Za život radostný

English title

For a Joyful Life

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Nikola Minčev, Jerzy Passendorfer

Director of Photography

Ján Šmok, Jaroslav Kučera, Kazimierz Konrad, Lubomír Mikula, Trendafil Zachariev

Sound Designer

Juraj Židlický, kolektiv zvukových mistrů ateliérů Barrandov

Production Manager

Lubor Marek, Josef Tejchman

Cooperation

Jan Kališ, Eduard Landisch, Josef Motejl, Jaroslav Šikl, Zdeněk Štábla, Jaroslav Utíkal, Jan Kraus, J. Kříž, J. Polák, sekretariát Mezinárodního svazu studentstva

Music

Music Composed by

Štěpán Lucký

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac)

Writer of Lyrics

Pavel Kohout

Danced by

Vycpálkův taneční soubor ČSM

Production info

Original Title

Za život radostný

Czech Title

Za život radostný

English Title

For a Joyful Life

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

agitprop, socialist-realism, political

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1950

Production Year

1950

Production specifications

date of censorship 21 March 1951 (konec povolení k promítání 21. 3. 1956)
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1951

Premiere

premiere 6 April 1951 /suitable for youths/ (kino Lucerna /1 týden/, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

82 min

Original length in metres

2 475 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, commentary

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Event: Státní ceny za rok 1950

1951
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Karel Kachyňa

Vítěz

Event: Státní ceny za rok 1950

1951
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Vojtěch Jasný