Macoun the Tramp
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1939Production year
1939Premiere
1 September 1939Runtime
83 minDirector
Ladislav BromCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Tulák MacounCzech title
Tulák MacounEnglish title
Macoun the TrampSynopsis
Old and ill, Macoun the tramp is admitted to hospital. Fever-ridden he recalls his life. Once he was a mechanic in a factory that manufactured safes. From time to time he has to repair customers' broken locks. His wife Mařenka is expecting. Her waters break prematurely and there are complications. A neighbour assures him the famous obstetrician Vach can help. Macoun, who has no money, goes one night to where on the previous day he repaired a lock, and takes the money he needs. But it's too late: after giving birth to a healthy baby his wife dies. Macoun is convicted for theft. When he is released from prison years later he goes to the orphanage to see his daughter Zorka. He says he is a friend of her parents and buys her a doll. After getting involved in a pub brawl he runs away and falls in with some rafters. He then works for years at a harbour as a porter. A rich and spoilt American woman takes a fancy to him. He could start a new life with her, but he decides not to leave with her because he wants to return home. He makes it home, however, only as an old tramp. Only once does he see his daughter, now grown up. Macoun roams the country, telling children tales, and never returns to the city. Reconciled with life he dies in hospital.
Note
The film was presented at the 7th Venice Film Festival, 1939.
Photos
Cast
Otomar Korbelář
montér František Macoun
Marie Grossová
Marie, Macounova žena
Alena Pospíšilová
Zorka, dcera Macounových
Jarmila Beránková
Zorka jako dospělá
Nataša Gollová
Američanka Lilian
Jiřina Sedláčková
Lilianina společnice
Jaroslav Marvan
profesor Vach, porodník
Nancy Rubensová
Pechátová, ošetřovatelka v porodnici
Zvonimir Rogoz
lékař
Zita Kabátová
zpěvačka v krčmě Elsa
Theodor Pištěk
vorař Barták
Ota Motyčka
vorař Petrák
Miloslav Svoboda
apač Herda
Hermína Vojtová
představená sirotčince
Bedřich Frank
vrátný v sirotčinci
Zorka Janů
modistka Vondráková
Ella Nollová
Málková
Eva Toušová
učednice u modistky
Věra Petáková
učednice u modistky
František Jerhot
výplatčí na stavbě
Antonín Jedlička
kluk
Vladimír Salač
kluk
Josef Kemr
kluk
Přemysl Pražský
detektiv
Josef Příhoda
řidič nákladního auta
Bolek Prchal
strážník
Jiří Hron
manekýn
Vojta Merten
dílovedoucí
Milka Balek-Brodská
sousedka
Alois Dvorský
starý tulák Cibulka
Slávka Rosenbergová
Slívenecká
Marie Hodrová
Pokorná
Josef Waltner
hostinský
Richard Záhorský
návštěvník hospody
František Paul
návštěvník hospody
Josef Steigl
návštěvník hospody
Čeněk Šlégl
sedlák
Gabriel Hart
státní zástupce
Ada Karlovský
předseda soudu
Filip Balek-Brodský
porotce
Josef Cikán
porotce
František V. Kučera
votant
Jan Černý
votant
Vladimír Smíchovský
votant
Marta Školudová
zdravotní sestra v nemocnici
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Otto Minařík
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Songs
Když je noc a hvězdy svítí
Songwriter Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Ladislav Brom
Singer Otomar Korbelář
Je k ránu už a hvězdy blednou (tango)
Songwriter Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Ladislav Brom
Singer Zita Kabátová
Zapadlo slunko za hory (polka)
Songwriter Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Ladislav Brom
Modrají se pomněnečky, zelená se klokočí
Singer dívčí sbor
Po silnici světem táhne
Singer Alois Dvorský
Pásla ovečky
Singer dívčí sbor
Jdou vory, jdou
Singer mužský sbor
Čechy krásné, Čechy mé
Songwriter Josef Leopold Zvonař
Writer of Lyrics Václav Jaromír Picek
Singer dívčí sbor
Léto se zimou se střídá
Singer Otomar Korbelář
Zdálo se mi, má panenko
Kde domov můj (úryvky)
Songwriter František Škroup
Production info
Original Title
Tulák Macoun
Czech Title
Tulák Macoun
English Title
Macoun the Tramp
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1939
Production Year
1939
Production specifications
date of censorship 08/1939
Premiere
premiere 1 September 1939 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Letka /3 týdny/ a Máj /3 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Foja Radlice
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
83 min
Original length in metres
2 365 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Visatone
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Event: Stuhy časopisu Český filmový zpravodaj
1940
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Brom
Vítěz
Festival: 7. mezinárodní filmový festival Benátky Biennale
1939
Benátky / Italy
Vítěz
Event: Ceny ministra průmyslu, obchodu a živností
1939
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Brom
Vítěz
Event: Ceny ministra průmyslu, obchodu a živností
1939
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Otomar Korbelář
