Pursued and Suspect
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1978Production year
1978Premiere
31 August 1979Runtime
85 minDirector
Zbyněk BrynychCategory
filmGenre
detective, drama, crime, psychologicalTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Stíhán a podezřelýCzech title
Stíhán a podezřelýEnglish title
Pursued and SuspectWorking title
Dva na houpačceSummary
Trojan (Jiří Adamíra) is a suspect in the murder of his wife Eva (Regina Rázlová). Fleeing from the police, Trojan is unaware of his own innocence. Police detective Hart (Ilja Prachař) deduces that the engineer, who assisted in a project to relocate a cathedral in the mining town of Most, is hiding inside the remaining buildings earmarked for demolition… Cinematographer Jiří Tarantík captured actual footage of the destruction of the town’s Art Nouveau buildings. Consequently this 1978 motion picture, directed by Zbyněk Brynych, documents the demolition of the unique architecture in the old town of Most to make way for brown coal mining. The ruins of Old Most also served as a backdrop for the co-productions Vojáci svobody (Soldiers of Liberty, 1976), Kentauři (Centaurs, 1978) and Boj o Moskvu (The Battle of Moscow, 1985). This detective story without a murder is written by Karel Valtera, who also worked with director Brynych on Hněv (Wrath, 1977).
Synopsis
Upon returning from a late night party, Eva Trojanová has a quarrel with her husband. In anger, he grasps her neck and she collapses onto the bed. Thinking he has killed his wife, Trojan panics and flees. In the morning, Eva comes round, but after taking a few steps, she drops dead on the floor. Policemen arrive and the bruises on Eva's neck make them think that it was a violent death. Her husband is the first suspect. He, however, has disappeared, so the police start searching for him. Trojan checks into a hotel, but quickly leaves when he sees his face on a television in the bar. In his distress, he steals a car, food and cigarettes. He gets injured and, having a temperature, he heads north to the place where he and Eva met and where he was previously successful in his work. Meanwhile, Captain Hart, the head investigator, examines witnesses and finds out a lot of information about Eva, her friends as well as her serious heart and lung disorder. The autopsy report changes the direction of the investigation. It reveals that Eva died a natural death, so Trojan is innocent. They must find him quickly before he inadvertently does some foolhardy thing. Following Trojan's tracks to the places where he stole, Hart realizes that Trojan has headed for the coal-mining town of Most. Hart feels responsible for Trojan's life, so he persuades his superiors that they have to start looking for Trojan in Most. In the town, Hart finds himself in a difficult situation. Because of coal mining activities, entire blocks of buildings are to be demolished - just in the area where the injured Trojan is hiding, as the police have been told by local boys. Trojan is saved at the very last moment before the buildings blow up.
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Cast
Jiří Adamíra
Ing. Karel Trojan
Regina Rázlová
Eva, Trojanova žena
Ilja Prachař
kapitán VB Hart
Jan Přeučil
kadeřník Alfred Masný zvaný Fredy
Vladimír Brabec
MUDr. Hein, Evin milenec
Helena Malehová
příslušnice VB Boženka Navrátilová
Jiří Lábus
příslušník VB
Antonín Hardt
pyrotechnik
Jiří Němeček
kapitán VB v Mostě
Václav Stýblo
správce motelu
Bohumil Vávra
Marat
Jiří Bruder
taxikář
Božena Böhmová
sousedka Kalendová
Milan Riehs
Václav, manžel Kalendové
Vlastimil Fišar
patolog profesor Krebs
Jana Švandová
barmanka Janička
Miroslav Zounar
náčelník VB
Jiří Kostka
děda Panoška
Jaroslav Radimecký
penzista Kalous
Michael Hofbauer
Darek
Michal Truxa
Jirka
Jiří Petkov
Ondra Novotný
Alena Karešová
Bětuška, nevlastní sestra Trojanové
Karel Linc
Bětuščin manžel
Taťana Puttová
nevlastní sestra Trojanové
Michal Wang
manžel nevlastní sestry
Jiřina Bílá
hostinská, Jirkova matka
Petr Svoboda
Ládínek, Fredyho přítel
Lucie Žulová
barmanka
Zdeněk Srstka
zákazník v hospodě
Václav Hladík
Darkův otec
Jan Cmíral
recepční hotelu
Henrietta Kohoutová
Jarmilka, recepční v kadeřnictví
Pavel Robin
taxikář
Jiří Bukvaj
kriminalista
Aleš Košnar
kriminalista
Jiří Havlík
hlasatel VB v Mostě
Petr Budín
řidič VB v Mostě
Ivo Hrdina
velitel požárníků
Jaromír Jestřáb
technik VB
Zbyněk Šmíd
technik VB
Jaroslav Tichý
technik VB
M. Stejskal
hlídka VB
Miloš Šustr
hlídka VB
Václav Suchomel
fotograf VB
Karel Sedláček
příslušník VB
Václav Syřiště
řidič VB
Leoš Jirsák
on sám, major Leoš Jirsák z Federální kriminální ústředny
Marie Prokešová
dubl za Reginu Rázlovou
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Zuzana Kopečková
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Karel Kracík, Pavel Šoltys, Miloš Sršeň
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
plk. Josef Janůrek
Cooperation
Helena Kadlecová (klapka), Jiří Kučera (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Selected Music
Johann Strauss ml. (Na krásném modrém Dunaji)
Music Performed by
Orchestr Ladislava Štaidla (Music Conducted by Ladislav Štaidl), FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac)
Songs
Rikatado
Song Composer Bob Hurikán
Writer of Lyrics Bob Hurikán
Singer sbor
Kávu si osladím
Song Composer Ladislav Štaidl
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Štaidl
Singer Karel Gott
Production info
Original Title
Stíhán a podezřelý
Czech Title
Stíhán a podezřelý
English Title
Pursued and Suspect
Working Title
Dva na houpačce
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
detective, drama, crime, psychological
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1978
Production Year
1978
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 7 May 1978
technical Screenplay approved 9 August 1978
start of filming 9 August 1978
end of filming 24 December 1978
projection approval 27 December 1978
Premiere
premiere 31 August 1979 /unsuitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Karla Valtery, Karel Valtera (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
85 min
Original length in metres
2 366 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
