Martin Speaking

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1966

Production year

1965

Premiere

23 September 1966

Runtime

82 min

Category

povídkový film

Genre

detective, children

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

U telefonu Martin

Czech title

U telefonu Martin

English title

Martin Speaking

Summary

Screenwriter Ota Hofman and director Milan Vošmik followed up their 1964 detective picture for children Volejte Martina (Ring Up Martin, 1965) with a further three feature films centred on public security (the communist-era name for the police) investigator Martin Martin. In the second of these, the commander of the fictional children’s case division within the public security force sets out to solve two fiendish cases. The first task added to Martin’s case load is to locate some children who have gone missing during a Spartakiad mass gymnastics show. But it turns out that they have simply headed to the shelter point for lost minors established at Prague’s Strahov stadium. Next up for Martin is a jewellery store robbery that has taken place on the eve of St. Nicholas’ Day. Hidden cameras suggest a child wearing a devil mask is the perpetrator. But the bright investigator unravels the identity of the true culprit during a reconstruction of the crime. Experienced actor Jaroslav Vízner stars as Martin in this light fare. Thirteen-year-old Taťjana Medvecká is seen debuting in the bit part of a girl in a dressing room.

Synopsis

Two short stories.

Cast

Jaroslav Vízner

vyšetřovatel kapitán VB dr. Martin, vedoucí dětského oddělení

Martin Růžek

plukovník VB

Vladimír Hrubý

kriminalista Kraus

Oldřich Musil

kapitán VB Čermák

Pavel Carbol

Rudla Mencl alias Kája Macků

Josef Roubíček

Rudlův starší bratr

Milan Vošmik

televizní režisér/příslušník VB u psacího stolu

Miroslav Vladyka

blonďatý chlapeček

Helena Lišková

holčička

Jaroslav Tomsa

příslušník VB

Miroslav Abrahám

příslušník VB

Zuzana Jaklová

holčička

Markéta Dědová

holčička s culíky

Jana Žáčková

holčička z trojčat

Dagmar Žáčková

holčička z trojčat

Sylva Žáčková

holčička z trojčat

Andrea Čunderlíková

dívka ve sprchách

Taťjana Medvecká

dívka v šatně

Vladimír Kovářík

pracovník televize

Olga Machoninová

Martina

Eduard Dubský

Lébl, vedoucí prodejny Klenoty

Vlastimil Hašek

poručík VB

Jiří Menzel

strážmistr VB

Vítězslav Černý

muž maskovaný na čerta

Eman Fiala

vrátný Smolík

Oskar Hák

muž hrající kulečník

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Jan Mimra

Shooting Script

Milan Vošmik

Director of Photography

Jan Novák

Second Unit Photography

Rudolf Jokl

Production Designer

Vladimír Labský

Set Designer

Vladimír Mácha

Costume Designer

Karel Postřehovský

Make-Up Artist

Oldřich Mach

Film Editor

Miroslav Hájek

Sound Designer

Emil Poledník

Special Effects

Trikový ateliér FSB

Production Manager

Jaroslav Jílovec

Unit Production Manager

Karel Kochman

Consultant

pplk. Josef Plechatý

Music

Music Composed by

Svatopluk Havelka

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)

Songs

Na Pankráci, na malém vršíčku

Singer mužský sbor

Production info

Original Title

U telefonu Martin

Czech Title

U telefonu Martin

English Title

Martin Speaking

Category

povídkový film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

detective, children

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1966

Production Year

1965

Production specifications

literary Screenplay approved 19 January 1965 (povídka Ztracené děti)
technical Screenplay approved 31 March 1965 (povídka Ztracené děti)
start of filming 4 April 1965
literary Screenplay approved 20 April 1965 (povídka Čertova noc)
technical Screenplay approved 19 May 1965 (povídka Čertova noc)
end of filming 20 December 1965
the first film copy approved 28 January 1966
projection approval 3 February 1966
withdrawal from distribution 31 August 1976

Premiere

premiere 23 September 1966 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
premiere 28 October 1966 /suitable for youths/ (kino Klub /2 týdny/, Praha)

Studio

Barrandov

Creative Group

Tvůrčí skupina Švabík – Procházka, Jan Procházka (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Erich Švabík (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

82 min

Original length in metres

2 328 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

Awards

Vítěz

Exhibition: 5. celostátní přehlídka československých filmů pro děti a mládež Gottwaldov

1966
Zlín / Czechoslovakia