Wranglers

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1963

Production year

1963

Premiere

31 January 1964

Runtime

66 min

Category

film

Genre

drama, psychological

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Handlíři

Czech title

Handlíři

English title

Wranglers

Synopsis

The agricultural cooperative Hořičky, headed by Bohumil Došek, prospers. Moreover, the cooperative owns a stone pit which also generates a decent income. The neighbouring cooperative in Račiněves, on the contrary, faces great problems. Most of the village men left to work in the factory and the only people whom the cooperative's chairman, Fialková, can rely on, are the women and the elderly villagers. During the Shrovetide hop, Fialková asks Došek for help and he promises it. He suggests the agricultural officer at the District National Committee to provide the tractor which was originally intended for his cooperative to Račiněves and then asks Fialková to sell him four pairs of horses to pay off the favour. Fialková agrees but has no idea that Došek is going to sell the horses to the Netherlands, and thus to profit on his help. In spring, Račiněves runs into rather troublesome situation. They have neither the horses nor the tractor, since it was again provided to Došek, who has been nominated for the Order of Labour. Fialková complains to the authorities but without result. Došek's behaviour, however, raises criticism from the members of his own cooperative. Došek first feels offended but then overcomes the remains of the old peasant bargaining left in him and admits he did not behave correctly. With his agreement, the people of Hořičky set off to help the Račiněves cooperative.

Cast

Vítězslav Vejražka

předseda JZD Bohumil Došek

Jarmila Krulišová

Anička, Doškova žena

Jaroslav Vízner

Jarda, syn Doškových

Vlasta Matulová

předsedkyně JZD Božena Fialková

Iva Janžurová

Dáša, dcera Fialkové

Josef Hlinomaz

řidič Josef Čermák

Ludmila Roubíková

Čermáková žena

Ladislav Křiváček

traktorista Milda, syn Čermákových

Michaela Lohniská

Jana, dcera Čermákových

Božena Böhmová

účetní Julie Hroudová

Jaroslav Moučka

kovář Hrouda, muž Hroudové

František Derfler

traktorista Honza, syn Hroudových

Josef Bek

tajemník ONV Čihák

Eman Fiala

skladník zemědělských strojů

František Šlégr

družstevník Kohout

L. H. Struna

předseda ZO KSČ Kadlec

Luba Skořepová

družstevnice Lojzka

Miloš Velínský

družstevník Tropš

Ladislav Kazda

vedoucí lomu Vižďura

Helena Kotoučová

družstevnice z Račiněvsi

Josef Steigl

nákupčí

Pavel Bártl

mladý úředník

Petra Havlínová

Alena

František Miroslav Doubrava

televizní redaktor

Václav Kaňkovský

hostinský Karel

Marta Májová

Kohoutova žena

M. Žák

lamač

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Pavel Mertl

Assistant Director

Zdena Štekrová

Shooting Script

Zdenek Sirový

Director of Photography

Josef Střecha

Second Unit Photography

Jiří Šámal, Miloš Petrolín

Camera Operator

Rudolf Blaháček

Production Designer

Karel Škvor

Assistent Production Designer

Jan Kňákal

Set Designer

Jaroslav Ciboch, Karel Lukáš, Marta Měřínská

Film Editor

Miroslav Hájek

Assistant Film Editor

Jitka Šulcová

Sound Designer

Miloš Alster, Bohumír Brunclík (zvukové efekty)

Production Manager

Rudolf Fencl

Unit Production Manager

Marie Poledníková, Josef Pitrák

Unit Production Manager

Eliška Doubková

Cooperation

Státní statek Nový Knín

Music

Music Composed by

Zdeněk Liška

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)

Songs

Škoda lásky

Song Composer Jaromír Vejvoda

Production info

Original Title

Handlíři

Czech Title

Handlíři

English Title

Wranglers

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama, psychological

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1963

Production Year

1963

Production specifications

literary Screenplay approved 26 November 1962
start of filming 14 February 1963
technical Screenplay approved 15 March 1963
end of filming 11 July 1963
projection approval 21 August 1963
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1973

Premiere

premiere 31 January 1964 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
premiere 6 March 1964 /suitable for youths/ (kino Paříž /1 týden/, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Studio

Barrandov

Creative Group

Tvůrčí skupina Šebor – Bor, Vladimír Bor (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Jiří Šebor (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

66 min

Original length in metres

1 871 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech