Vertigo
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1962Production year
1962Premiere
8 February 1963Runtime
82 minDirector
Karel KachyňaCategory
filmGenre
psychologicalTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
ZávraťCzech title
ZávraťEnglish title
VertigoSynopsis
In Moldava in the Ore Mountains, a group of geologists searches for tin ore. They live and eat in a small hotel headed by widower Martin, helped by his seventeen-year old daughter Božka. Božka falls in love with driver Gába and tries to stop his frequent trips to visit girls in a nearby city with various "intentional acts". Gába first does not show any interest in the girl, but gradually begins to succumb to her youthful innocent love and one day kisses her. He, however, again spends the evening with an accidental acquaintance. Upon his return, he sadly watches Božka and her friends dancing at a party. When the party is over, Gába finds the girl in his room. At that instant, he realizes he really loves her, but nevertheless sends her away. When he wakes up in the morning, the little hotel is empty. Everybody has gone to the railway station to say good-bye to Božka leaving for Prague to study. Gába runs after them, but it is already too late...
Photos
Cast
Eva Šolcová
Božka Martinová
Petr Skála
Voice by Karel Hlušička
řidič Gabriel zvaný Gába
Oldřich Velen
geolog Basař
Jaroslav Radimecký
hospodský Martin, Božčin otec
Karel Hospodský
vedoucí geologů Ing. Pernikl
Míla Myslíková
opuštěná žena
Jiří Bednář
četař
Petr Dufek
tanečník
Iva Váchová
tanečnice
Jiří Tuček
svobodník
A. Bartáková
žena v paneláku
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Based on
Jan Procházka (Závrať – novela)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Roman Svoboda, Ladislav Winkelhöfer, Jan Štrébl
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Jiří Lenoch, Bohumír Brunclík (zvukové efekty), Jiří Kejř
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
František Štěpánek, Jiří Ulrich
Unit Production Manager
Otto Renelt
Cooperation
Jana Beránková (klapka), Karel Šebík (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín), Orchestr Gustava Broma
Songs
Po starých zámeckých schodech
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer sbor
To bylo v háji, v měsíci máji
Singer sbor
Jazzová píseň
Singer Helena Blehárová
Production info
Original Title
Závrať
Czech Title
Závrať
English Title
Vertigo
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
psychological
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1962
Production Year
1962
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 27 February 1962
technical Screenplay approved 10 May 1962
start of filming 23 May 1962
end of filming 7 September 1962
projection approval 5 December 1962
withdrawal from distribution 6 April 1973
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1992
Premiere
premiere 8 February 1963 /inaccessible for youths/ (celostátní)
premiere 12 February 1963 /inaccessible for youths/ (kina Blaník /3½ týdne/, Květen /1 týden od 8. 3./, Orient /1 týden od 15. 3./, Aero /1 týden od 22. 3./, Svornost /1 týden od
29. 3./, Veletrhy /1 týden od 5. 4./, Pilotů /1 týden od 12. 4./, Sofia /½ týdne od 26. 4./, Eden /½ týdne od 10. 5./, Jiskra ½ týdne od 17. 5./, Orlík /½ týdne od 24. 5./ a Ořechovka /½ týdne od 14. 6./, Praha)
renewed premiere 1 September 1990 /suitable for youths/ (filmové kluby)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Ústřední půjčovna filmů (původní 1963 a obnovená 1990)
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Novotný – Kubala, Bedřich Kubala (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Ladislav Novotný (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
82 min
Original length in metres
2 333 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66, 1:2,35
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 5. festival českých a slovenských filmů Ústí nad Labem
1963
Ústí nad Labem / Czechoslovakia
