Emergency Call

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1985

Production year

1985

Premiere

1 July 1986

Runtime

78 min

Director

Miloš Zábranský

Genre

crime

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Tísňové volání

Czech title

Tísňové volání

English title

Emergency Call

Working title

Uprostřed města

Summary

In addition to its peaceful inhabitants, the centre of Prague also gets its fair share of thieves, bullies, murderers and drug addicts. The crooks are fair game for police lieutenant Josef Kabát, played by Josef Vinklář, who tirelessly criss-crosses his beloved city in a trusty Volha service car. Kabát and his colleagues take action on the streets wherever and whenever needed, and also respond to emergency calls. But their everyday routine suddenly clashes with lieutenant Kabát’s personal life when items found in a burgled flat point to his son Pavel (Michal Dlouhý). It serves as a jolting reminder to the lead character that he has been neglecting his family duties for far too long… Following his debut film Poslední mejdan (The Last Binge, 1984), director Miloš Zábranský based Tísňové volání (Emergency Call, 1985) on a script co-written with seasoned screenwriter Otta Zelenka.

Synopsis

Police patrol cars drive through Prague's streets day and night. The member of the patrol responsible for the town centre is the experienced Lieutenant Josef Kabát. He lives in the Old Town Square and sincerely loves his native town. Before leaving for work, he briefly talks to his eighteen-year old son Pavel who has cancelled a planned trip with his friends to a cottage. Apart from Kabát in the police car, there are also Commander Kosek and a rookie by the name of Janík. The dispatchers send them to a car accident and then to a robbery. An old man called Ředina notices his neighbour's flat door wide open and is injured by the escaping young thieves. A leather jacket button and crushed glasses are found at the scene. It seems to Kabát that the things may belong to his son. He realizes how little time he has for him, the same as his wife who is a hospital nurse and often works night shifts. The patrol carries out routine controls, saves the life of an overdosed junkie and takes action against vandals. The same night, two aggresive youngsters violate and murder a young girl. Back from work in the morning, Kabát can see that Pavel was not at home at all. But his wife gets the address of his girlfriend and Kabát finds the son at her place. He verifies that the son is innocent but things begin to jar between the two men. The patrol takes action the next night, too. The murderers picked out a new victim and the patrol runs into them by accident when catching an escaping thief. Kabát prevents the crime from happening but is himself fatally stabbed by one of the aggressors.

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Crew and creators

Director

Miloš Zábranský

Second Unit Director

Josef Sandr

Set Designer

Petr Matouš, Richard Staněk, Lubomír Kafka

Costumes

Tereza Pavlíková, Jaroslava Adámková, Jana Baťhová

Make-Up Artist

Stanislav Petřek, Václav Frank, Jiřina Bissingerová

Film Editor

Jiří Brožek

Assistant Film Editor

Eva Horázná

Sound Designer

Antonín Kravka

Production Manager

Blažej Vráb

Unit Production Manager

Rudolf Mos, Evelyna Vrbová

Unit Production Manager

Přemysl Čermák

Consultant

plk. Vladislav Řepík

Cooperation

Renata Čihulková (klapka), Alena Červená (fotografka), Správa SNB hlavního města Prahy, Správa SNB Středočeského kraje

Music

Music Composed by

Karel Růžička

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Mario Klemens)

Production info

Original Title

Tísňové volání

Czech Title

Tísňové volání

English Title

Emergency Call

Working Title

Uprostřed města

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

crime

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1985

Production Year

1985

Production specifications

literary Screenplay approved 5 April 1985
start of filming 17 June 1985
technical Screenplay approved 12 July 1985
end of filming 20 December 1985
projection approval 27 December 1985

Premiere

premiere 1 July 1986 /unsuitable for youths/

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Copyright Holders

Státní fond kinematografie

Distribution

Ústřední půjčovna filmů

Creative Group

2. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupina, Josef Císař (vedoucí 2. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupiny)

Sales

Národní filmový archiv, Obchodní oddělení

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

78 min

Original length in metres

2 227 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, German

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

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Cast

Antoni Polarczyk

Aleš Baloun

Zdeněk Koudela

Rudolf A. Rosenfelder

Josef Starosta

Dana Dostálová

Tomáš Krejčík

Lukáš Bradáček

Roman Kašeljak

Zdeněk Červený

Eva Čechová

Eva Hofmanová

Kateřina Kotýnková

Jitka Loužecká

Renata Schmiedtmajerová

Ivana Šeflová

Dagmar Vlčková

Erik Farkaš

Libor Mika

Stanislav Herda

Gustav Konárek

Jiří Koska

Vítězslav Sutr

Milan Vobliza

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