• Nov 05, 1965
  • 134 min
  • Full-HD

Long Live the Republic (1965)

Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination on his side, and a wiry toughness they can’t defeat. The village is in turmoil, because the Nazi occupiers have just retreated and the Red Army is advancing. Oldrich dodges amid the mayhem and panic, taking his share of blows but always managing to stay one step ahead. Beautifully shot and darkly ironic, Karel Kachyna’s forgotten masterpiece jumbles reality, memory and fantasy to capture the intensity and confusion of childhood in a war zone.

Category
Country
Czechoslovakia
Companies
Československý armádní film Filmové studio Barrandov

Zdeněk Lstibůrek

Oldřich Vařeka zvaný Pinďa

Naděžda Gajerová

Oldřichova matka

Vlado Müller

Oldřichův otec

Gustáv Valach

pacholek

Yuriy Nazarov

sovětský důstojník

Iva Janžurová

Bertýna Petrželová

Jindra Rathová

Jaroslava Vysloužilová

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