The Merry Duel
Typology
featureCzech title
Veselý soubojRuntime
89Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1950Production year
1950Premiere
09.03.1951Language version
CzechDirector
Miloš MakovecSynopsis
The workers from Rustonka - the repair workshop of the Prague Transport Company - are crazy about football, especially about their team. The players and their fans meet in the workshop doctor's consulting room. But one day the doctor is replaced with a younger doctor, Milada. The workshop's staff conspires against her and starts to boycott her office. But Milada doesn't give up. When she gets her work in order, she starts encouraging the employees' active interest in sport. First she convinces the trainees to take part in the competition for Tyrš's capability award and then, with the help of the foreman Javorin, entices the adults to join the exercises and sports. Eventually, Milada becomes popular with everybody. This occurs just as her time is up, and, at the news of her departure, the workers try to prevent it. Milada surrenders and stays. She also says yes to the marriage offer of the bragging young engineer Javorin who has for a long time hid his feelings for her under his arrogant attitude.
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Cast
Vlasta Matulová
MUDr. Milada Stránská
Robert Vrchota
ing. Vladimír Javorin, kapitán fobalistů
Jaroslav Marvan
dílenský mistr Javorin, Vladimírův strýc
Meda Valentová
Javorinová, manželka mistra Javorina
Vladimír Řepa
řidič tramvaje Nehasil
Jiří Vršťala
opravář Josef, Nehasilův syn
Jiří Plachý
MUDr. Kobera
Antonín Holzinger
předseda závodního výboru Doucha
Josef Kemr
laborant Emilek Veselka
Gustav Nezval
major Zahrádka
Radim Nikodém
učedník Bertík
Fanda Mrázek
opravář Mrázek
Josef Vošalík
fotbalový fanoušek Julius Škalda
Ota Motyčka
vrátný
Antonín Mikulič
učedník
Marie Blažková
zdravotní sestra Mařenka
Stanislav Jareš
fotbalista Kromholz
Bohuslav Kupšovský
opravář Komárek
Josef Najman
opravář Hájek
Ladislav Sedláček
ředitel podniku Hrejsa
František Pugner
opravář Podešva
Jindra Hermanová
pokladní
Martin Raus
stázkař
Václav Špidla
muž s pondělníkem
Theodor Pištěk
průvodčí Košvanec
Antonín Kandert
pořadatel na stadionu
Václav Švec
tramvaják
Karel Hovorka
opravář
zaměstnanci Ústředních dílen Dopravních podniků hlavního města Prahy
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Jan Kovář, Jindřich Polák
Screenstory
Screenplay
Camera
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
František Urbánek
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Music Conducted by
Milivoj Uzelac (FISYO)
Songs
Škoda lásky, Kolíne, Kolíne, Jde potok lučinou
Songwriter
Jaromír Vejvoda (Škoda lásky), František Kmoch (Kolíne, Kolíne)
Singer
Jaroslav Marvan (Kolíne, Kolíne)
Production info
Original Title
Veselý souboj
English Title
The Merry Duel
Working Title
TOZ / Tyršův odznak zdatnosti
Copyright
1950
Production Year
1950
Premiere
09.03.1951
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Creative Group
Technical info
Versions
Czech