Leave It to Me
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1955Production year
1955Premiere
23 December 1955Runtime
78 minDirector
Martin FričCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Nechte to na mněCzech title
Nechte to na mněEnglish title
Leave It to MeWorking title
Zvláštní vydáníSynopsis
Type-setter at a printing works Jaroslav Patočka has remained in Prague with his son Pepík, an adolescent competitive runner. Mrs Patočková left for Příbram to be with their daughter who is about to give birth. Patočka cannot wait to plant his strawberries in the garden and he looks after his bees. Instead, however, he inadvertently finds himself on a boat with his colleagues who are off on a work day out; he is appointed head of the outing. The person who was originally supposed to conduct the tour, Patočka's colleague and neighbour Kalousek, was unable to get out of his flat as the former had locked him in by mistake. The new leader is successful in this post and is thus elected speaker for social affairs at the factory commission instead of Kalousek. He gladly accepts his new tasks and also becomes cultural and sports speaker and house representative. In the meantime, his own flat is neglected, dirty dishes everywhere, the garden starts to wilt and Pepík leaves to take part in a competition; the self-sacrificing Patočka is at his wits' end, feeling the weight of his obligations. The malicious and embittered Kalousek makes things worse for him. Completely exhausted, Patočka falls ill. He later learns he has become a grandfather and that Pepík won his races. His colleagues realize that they had given him too many responsibilities. They divide up the work among other people and Patočka remains as speaker for social affairs.
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Cast
Oldřich Nový
sazeč Jaroslav Patočka
Theodor Pištěk
předseda závodního výboru Rokos
František Kreuzmann
korektor Václav Kalousek
Vladimír Řepa
Václav Pinc, člen závodního výboru
Běla Jurdová
sekretářka Anči
Jaroslav Mareš
Tonda Kubala, Ančin snoubenec
Zdeňka Baldová
správcová
Robert Bate-Stein
Pepík, Patočkův syn
Marie Vášová
Patočkova žena
Václav Trégl
Hejna, Patočkův soused
Ilona Kubásková
Pincova žena
Lubomír Lipský
korektor Boček
Blažena Slavíčková
Hejnova žena
Stella Zázvorková
žadatelka o byt Richtrová
Čestmír Studna
Miloušek, syn Pincových
Magda Kopřivová
uklízečka Sudová
Bedřich Bozděch
hlídač srubu Forman
Josef Chvalina
tiskař Novotný
František Paul
kapitán parníku
Emil Bolek
vrátný
Vladimír Klemens
vedoucí opravny zdviží
Irena Bernátová
Jarmila, dcera Patočkových
Josef Steigl
vedoucí kovomatu
Ladislav Kulhánek
řečník na schůzi
Bohuš Hradil
úředník v topenářství
Antonín Kandert
vedoucí sklenářství
Karel Třebický
sazeč
Emanuel Kovařík
strojník parťák
Fanda Mrázek
opravář zdviží
Miloš Vavruška
opravář zdviží Franta
Jindřich Doležal
zahrádkář
Milan Karpíšek
redaktor
Mirko Čech
příslušník SNB
Marie Kautská
dívka v Patočkově kanceláři
František Miroslav Doubrava
řečník na schůzi lesníků
Ota Motyčka
funkcionář
Erik Zámiš
účastník schůze
Marta Kozibíková
Jaroušek, vnuk Patočkových
Anna Kadeřábková
prodavačka v Chemodroze
Vladimír Foukal
řidič
Josef Bartůněk
závozník
Ivana Teršová
Pincova dcera
Petr Bukvaj
Pincův syn
Pavel Bukvaj
Pincův syn
Hugo Günther
lékař
Božena Boušová
vedoucí závodní kuchyně
Ladislav Pecold
příslušník SNB na křižovatce
Václav Žižka
taxikář
Karel Exner
muž v Patočkově kanceláři
Karel Šlajs
závozník
Kudla
starší úředník
Ťoupalíková
korespondentka
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Alice Valentová, Zdeněk Endris
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac)
Production info
Original Title
Nechte to na mně
Czech Title
Nechte to na mně
English Title
Leave It to Me
Working Title
Zvláštní vydání
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1955
Production Year
1955
Production specifications
start of filming 16 February 1955
projection approval 7 December 1955
Premiere
premiere 23 December 1955 /suitable for youths/ (kina Sevastopol /6 týdnů/, Oko /1 týden od 30. 12./, Kyjev /1 týden od 6. 1. 1956/, Arbes /1 týden od 13. 1. 1956/, Revoluce /1 týden od 20. 1. 1956/ a Bystrica /1 týden od 27. 1. 1956/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
78 min
Original length in metres
2 215 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
