Way Out

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1954

Production year

1954

Runtime

20 min

Category

film

Genre

educational

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Východisko

Czech title

Východisko

English title

Way Out

Working title

Východisko z nouze

Synopsis

A young couple is having a good time at the fair. But the girl Alena becomes very gloomy when her Štěpán starts throwing ringlets onto bottles with alcohol in them and finally wins one. The thing is that the crane-operator Štěpán Horych has big problems with alcohol. The young man gets drunk the same day and ends up in the emergency ward. The doctor and the nurses routinely help those who disturb the public peace with drunkenness. Those who decide to get rid of their addiction, and are in therapy, help out at the station. Alena breaks up with Štěpán. Drunk, Štěpán almost causes a tragedy at work and is demoted to a lower position. On his way home, he stops at the tap-room. There he meets the drifter whom he already saw at the emergency ward. Štěpán decides to take an anti-alcoholic treatment. After he leaves the hospital, he returns to the building. He knows that if he succeeds in not drinking he will be able to work on the crane again. Alena, who came back to him, will surely be by his side.

Cast

Gustav Heverle

jeřábník Štěpán Horych

Jaroslav Kříž

Štěpánův kolega

Pavel Wuršer

lékař na záchytce

Commentary

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Hanuš Burger

Screenplay

Hanuš Burger

Director of Photography

Svatopluk Malý

Film Editor

Josef Pejsar

Production Manager

Stanislav Koláček

Consultant

MUDr. Jaroslav Skála

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Sternwald

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Jaromír Nohejl)

Production info

Original Title

Východisko

Czech Title

Východisko

English Title

Way Out

Working Title

Východisko z nouze

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

educational

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1954

Production Year

1954

Production specifications

projection approval 17 February 1955

Premiere

premiere 04/1955 /suitable for youths/

Distribution slogan

no caption

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

20 min

Original length in metres

554 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, commentary

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech