The National Team Member

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1973

Production year

1972—1973

Runtime

27 min

Category

povídka

Genre

short-story, psychological

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Reprezentant

Czech title

Reprezentant

English title

The National Team Member

Synopsis

Eighteen-year-old Michal Horák wins an international tournament in table tennis and is nominated to the national team for the World Championship. Michal trains hard and has little time left for school. His final A-levels exams are approaching and Michal wants to study biology, but he finds it hard to balance his training with his school obligations. He has problems in mathematics, and the teacher warns him he may fail in the subject. Michal accidentally meets a former football player, who gives the boy a warning. Once he also put sport before his education and now that he is no longer healthy and young, he has nothing left. Michal's demanding father likewise insists that his son have to study. Nevertheless, the coaches are making equally high demands on the young man. Michal must choose between sport and school and decide on his future.

Cast

Milan Orlowski

Voice by Michal Pavlata
stolní tenista Michal Horák

Hana Čížková

Jitka Králíková

Jiří Pleskot

profesor Horák, chirurg, Michalův otec

Ladislav Trojan

klubový trenér

Jiří Pick

státní trenér

Zdeněk Buchvaldek

profesor matematiky zvaný Minus

Václav Sloup

fotbalista

Jaroslava Tichá

vrchní sestra Málková

Radek Pavlíček

Laco Doczi z Nitry

Richard Fleišinger

švédský mistr světa Eriksson

Jiří Holeček

státní masér

Ivan Bureš

Fousek

Jitka Kramářová

vrchní sestra při operaci

Miloslav Mirvald

fotoreportér

Josef Vítek

fotoreportér

Jindřich Panáček

fotoreportér

Jiří Pekárek

fotoreportér

Richard Polák

fotoreportér

Jan Vaculík

diskžokej

Zdeněk Touš

redaktor

Karel Vambera

redaktor

Jaroslav Moucha

obrýlený redaktor

Miloslav Fleischmann

chirurg

František Skopec

chirurg

Věra Začalová

chirurg

Věra Křechová

chirurg

Václav Trávníček

chirurg

Karel Malina (2)

činovník

Miloslav Holman (2)

činovník

Petr Chudárek

spolužák

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Julius Matula

Assistant Director

Ondřej Friedl

Screenstory

Vladimír Kalina

Director of Photography

Miloš Petrolín

Second Unit Photography

Josef Pechar

Camera Operator

Emil Hora

Production Designer

Jindřich Goetz

Assistent Production Designer

Rudolf Stahl nejml.

Set Designer

Vladimír Mácha, Václav Kozel, Petr Hanousek

Film Editor

Miroslav Hájek

Assistant Film Editor

Vilemína Binterová

Sound Designer

Jiří Hora

Production Manager

Jaroslav Prokop

Unit Production Manager

Vlastimil Maršálek, Jiří Holeček

Unit Production Manager

Jiřina Soběhartová

Cooperation

Ivana Nevolová (klapka), Miloslav Mirvald (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

archivní

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)

Production info

Original Title

Reprezentant

Czech Title

Reprezentant

English Title

The National Team Member

Category

povídka

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

short-story, psychological

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1973

Production Year

1972—1973

Production specifications

literary Screenplay approved 10 July 1972
start of filming 24 July 1972
technical Screenplay approved 22 August 1972
end of filming 20 April 1973

Creative Group

Dramaturgická skupina Oty Hofmana, Ota Hofman (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny), Výrobní skupina Věry Kadlecové, Věra Kadlecová (vedoucí výrobní skupiny)

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

27 min

Original length in metres

753 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,66

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech