Ladislav Brom made this sports comedy in 1938, working from a script written by Karel Steklý – soon to become a successful director himself – which was based on Eduard Bass’ humorous and eponymous book. Similarly to the book, the film’s main attraction is a team of 11 gifted footballers – all sons of garage owner Klapzuba. In addition to delving into the temptations of going professional (and jeopardising family harmony), this easy-viewing movie also features a romantic flare-up involving centre forward Pepík Klapzuba (Jan Šebor) and pretty Eva (Hana Vítová). The parents are played in what was an internationally successful motion picture by Theodor Pištěk and Antonie Nedošinská, while other parts are assigned to equally prominent contemporary stars of the silver screen. The footballers were mostly played by non-actors and professional athletes. In its day the film attracted attention not just for its sporting theme, but also for its patriotic feel.
The owner of an auto-repair shop, Klapzuba, has eleven athletically talented sons. The former internationalist Hájek persuades them to form their own football team. The boys train hard and play their first successful match. Two of the brothers, Pepík and Jarda, go for a drive in the repaired automobile of banker Šlejhar. On the roadway they aid two young girls who have wrecked their car. Eva Bínová, the daughter of the president of the S. K. Meteor company, and her friend Helena would like to go to the week-end house. The young men fix the car and Pepík has his eyes fixed on Eva. Helena discovers in addition that according to the licence plate number of the car, Pepík is the banker's son. Helena's friend wants to make use of this connection and she stops by the actual banker's son, Professor Šlejhar. But the young professor understandably denies any connection with Eva. Thus the annoyed girl ends the short acquaintanceship. The brothers leave for a tour and spread the fame of our football at home and abroad. The builder Bína invites Pepík over and offers him a professional contract. Eva, who has grasped the accidental confusion of before, makes her peace with Pepík. The amateur football club The Klapzubas is not able to financially sustain itself and therefore its members are compelled to sign transfers to other clubs. In the evening before the European Cup the national team disintegrates due to the various injuries of the players. The Klapzuba eleven are once again reunited, returning to amateur football and forming the new and successful national team.
Among other shots, used in the film, are shots from the World Cup match between Czechoslovakia and Brazil in Bordeaux in France (1938) and shots from: the match between Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria (1938), the match between Czechoslovakia and Wolverhampton Wanderers (England) and the match between Slávie and Genova (1938). Theodor Pištěk acts Krištof Klapzuba, but his auto-repair is named Kryštof´s.
majitel autosprávkárny Krištof Klapzuba
Kamilka, Klapzubova žena
Jarda Klapzuba
Pepík Klapzuba, střední útočník
Standa Klapzuba
Láďa Klapzuba
Béďa Klapzuba
Olda Klapzuba
Franta Klapzuba
Václav Klapzuba
Honza Klapzuba, brankář
dvojčata Cyril a Metoděj Klapzubové
stavitel ing. J. Bína, předseda S. K. Meteoru
Eva, Bínova dcera
kapitán fotbalové asociace
mezinárodní agent Dostál
fotbalový nadšenec Novák
Bivoj, Novákův syn
Helena, Evina přítelkyně
redaktor Palička
profesor Šlejhar, syn bankéře
funkcionář S. K. Meteoru
majitel benzinové pumpy Hájek, trenér a bývalý fotbalista
hlasatel Běhounek
sekretář fotbalové asociace
klubovní lékař
člen výboru fotbalové asociace
Bárta, host u Bínů
ředitel kladenských železáren, host u Bínů
host u Bínů
Bártova žena, host u Bínů
lékař
barman, kamarád Pepíka Klapzuby
mladý fotbalista
divák na kopané
divák na kopané
divák na kopané
zákazník u pumpy/divák na kopané
druhý hlasatel
komorná u Bínů
Eduard Bass (Klapzubova jedenáctka – povídka)
Ukolébavka z Harlemu /Harlem-Blues/, Krčma v Oděse /Tango/, Mladá stráž /Pochod/, Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/
František Svojík (Ukolébavka z Harlemu /Harlem-Blues/), Josef Dobeš (Krčma v Oděse /Tango/), Josef Dobeš (Mladá stráž /Pochod/), Josef Dobeš (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/)
Ladislav Brom (Ukolébavka z Harlemu /Harlem-Blues/), Ladislav Brom (Krčma v Oděse /Tango/), Ladislav Brom (Mladá stráž /Pochod/), Ladislav Brom (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/)
Míla Spazierová-Hezká (Ukolébavka z Harlemu /Harlem-Blues/), Míla Svoboda [dab] (Krčma v Oděse /Tango/), Oldřich Kovář (Krčma v Oděse /Tango/), Jaroslav Marvan [dab] (Krčma v Oděse /Tango/), mužský sbor (Mladá stráž /Pochod/), mužský sbor (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/), Fanda Mrázek (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/), Jiří Vondrovič (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/), Raoul Schránil (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/), Jan Šebor (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/), Vilém Šťovík (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/), Josef Hampacher (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/), Josef Zeman (herec) (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/), Karel Fořt (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/), František Kužel (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/), bratři Ronkové (Píseň Klapzubů /Auta, mota, vagon spací/)
Klapzubova XI.
The Klapzuba's Eleven
film
feature
comedy, sport
Czechoslovakia
1938
1938
2 September 1938
Reiter (původní 1938), Ústřední půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1968), Národní filmový archiv (obnovená 2018)
long
91 min
Czech