Two Men from another World
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1962Production year
1961—1962Premiere
28 December 1962Runtime
86 minDirector
Miloš MakovecCategory
filmGenre
music, comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Dva z onoho světaCzech title
Dva z onoho světaEnglish title
Two Men from another WorldWorking title
Muž z onoho světaSynopsis
Petr and Pavel, two grown-up identical twins, have both devoted their lives to music. The serious Pavel, a music professor in Prague, appreciates nothing but classical music. He is unsympathetic to the growing interest in jazz and modern pop among his students, including his daughter Alena. Petr has moved to the United States a long time ago and, unlike his brother, he has taken up a lighter musical genre. Alena uses her uncle as an example in her arguments with her father until Pavel finally decides to put an end to all written contact with his brother in a rather unusual fashion. He announces to his family that Petr has died, and then sends his brother a note stating that Pavel and his family have died in a tragic accident. After some time, Petr arrives in Prague together with his son. He accidentally discovers Pavel's hoax and the two men have a fight when they meet. They then make up and the reunion celebration leaves them so drunk that Pavel is not able to go to school and cannot teach. Petr replaces his brother and wins the students over with a "witless" song. Petr wants to return for good to his home country, but needs to learn more about its new way of life. He persuades Pavel to swap their roles. Petr then does voluntary work, goes to school meetings, teaches and makes an effort to understand how people live, but he is not yet sure whether he should stay in Czechoslovakia. Pavel reproaches Petr for his caginess. The students, who learn from Petr that he has swapped roles with his brother, are also critical. They now have more appreciation for their professor, "Chopin the state builder" as they sarcastically used to call him. They show the professor their devotion and it seems that Petr could also find a place for himself in the Republic.
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Cast
Oldřich Nový
profesor hudby Pavel Fořt/Čechoameričan Petr Fonda, Pavlovo dvojče
Dana Medřická
Pavlína, Fořtova žena
Helga Čočková
Alena, Fořtova dcera
Jan Tříska
Robert Forda, Petrův syn
Rudolf Deyl ml.
ředitel
Miloš Kopecký
psychiatr
Josef Beyvl
předseda občanského výboru
Jarmila Smejkalová
učitelka českého jazyka
Anne Herendeen
stařenka
Eleonora Leff
Američanka
Magda Maděrová
magistra
Jiří Schulz
recepční
Hermína Šebestová
Čechoameričanka
Eman Fiala
výčepní
Eliška Hřebíčková
studentka Jarmila Křečková
Jan Kotva
student Osner
Josef Novák (2)
student
Ivo Pešák
student Kvapil
Pavel Sladovník
student Rabiška
Michal Freimann
student
Jiří Janoušek
student Kubát
Ondřej Suchý
student
Zdeněk Najman
harmonikář
Ota Motyčka
číšník
Georgis Skalenakis
zákazník v lékárně
Antonín Soukup
Malý
Václav Wasserman
vousatý profesor
Rudolf Princ
soused na pavlači
Ludvík Farka
student
Stella Zázvorková
průvodčí tramvaje na schůzi, zapisovatelka
Vítězslav Černý
řidič nákladního auta
Miloslav Hrubý
Voice by Mirko Musil
taxikář
Milan Kindl
Voice by Milan Neděla
cihlář Bohouš
Vladimír Hrubý
praporčík SNB
Vladimír Belatka
student
Petr Čapek
student
R. Hampl
učitel
Věra Hanslíková
žena
Karel Hovorka
cizinec
Václav Hybš
hudebník
Sláva Kunst
hudebník
Karel Pilar
hudebník
Zdeněk Munzar
hudebník
Božena Köhlerová
průvodkyně
Josef Lhoták
host v rybárně
František Löring
Čechoameričan
Ela Šilarová
Čechoameričanka
Vladimír Navrátil
liftboy
Jan Odl
student
V. Kohoutová
členka ONV
František Šeba
člen ONV
Lucie Polívková
host v taneční restauraci
Grido Neri
cizinec
Abdel Rasim Salim
cizinec
Z. Skácelová
tančící dívka
Zdeněk Skalický
výčepní
Václav Podhorský
důstojník, člen občanského výboru
M. Kysilka
student
Miloslav Šindler
profesor
František Vandas
příslušník SNB
Václav Žižka
Čechoameričan
Jiří Bauer
muž na brigádě
Barbora Adolfová
žena na schůzi
Eva Konečná
přítelkyně
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Jiří Kalina, Karel Kracík, Josef Pavlík, Vojtěch Palek
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Oldřich Mach, Jiřina Bissingerová, Jiří Budín, Rudolf Buneš, Marie Machová
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Special Effects
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Růžena Hulínská, Miroslav Smrček
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
Jana Cunderlová (klapka), Jaroslav Chlasták (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr Karla Vlacha (Music Conducted by Karel Vlach)
Choreographer
Songs
Škoda lásky
Song Composer Jaromír Vejvoda
Když jsem já šel tou Putimskou branou
Song Composer lidová píseň
Writer of Lyrics lidová píseň
Singer Oldřich Nový
Páni učitelé /Páni rodičové/
Song Composer Jiří BaurVlastimil Hála
Writer of Lyrics Vratislav Blažek
Singer Helga Čočková
Já mám tetu
Song Composer Jiří BaurVlastimil Hála
Writer of Lyrics Vratislav Blažek
Singer Oldřich Nový
Ulehla rosa do trávy
Song Composer Jiří BaurVlastimil Hála
Writer of Lyrics Vratislav Blažek
Singer Helga ČočkováJan Tříska
Život je záhada jen pro jepice
Song Composer Jiří BaurVlastimil Hála
Writer of Lyrics Vratislav Blažek
Singer sbor
Kdybych potkal Ginu Lolobrigidu
Song Composer Jiří BaurVlastimil Hála
Writer of Lyrics Vratislav Blažek
Singer Jan Tříska
Production info
Original Title
Dva z onoho světa
Czech Title
Dva z onoho světa
English Title
Two Men from another World
Working Title
Muž z onoho světa
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
music, comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1962
Production Year
1961—1962
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 19 April 1961
technical Screenplay approved 7 August 1961
start of filming 6 September 1961
end of filming 19 March 1962
projection approval 1 June 1962
withdrawal from distribution 31 July 1976
Premiere
premiere 21 December 1962 /suitable for youths/ (kino Pasáž /5 týdnů/, Praha)
premiere 28 December 1962 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Feix – Brož, Miloš Brož (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Karel Feix (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
86 min
Original length in metres
2 462 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
