Sir Vok Is Leaving
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1979Production year
1979Premiere
1 August 1980Runtime
79 minDirector
Karel SteklýCategory
filmGenre
historical, comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Pan Vok odcházíCzech title
Pan Vok odcházíEnglish title
Sir Vok Is LeavingSummary
Choosing to follow up on Svatby pana Voka (Weddings of Petr Vok of Rožmberk, 1970) after nearly a decade, Karel Steklý created another costume comedy feature. This 1979 film introduces the protagonist as the now ageing, pleasure-seeking renaissance aristocrat Petr Vok of Rožmberk. Martin Růžek replaces Miloš Kopecký in the leading role for the sequel. Over the years, the hero has been overtaken by a quite different mood – he is a depressed widower at an advanced age whom his friends try to entertain in vain. Why, they would even get him a “genuine” mermaid… But Petr has grown tired of female company too: he escapes the marriage-seeking Countess von Montfort (Iva Janžurová) and dedicates himself to more profound matters commensurate with his age. He declines to involve himself in a plot against Emperor Rudolf (Zdeněk Řehoř) and in time he finds a new sense in life through a friendship with eccentric inventor Žabka (Václav Neckář).
Synopsis
Petr Vok changes entirely after the death of his wife Kateřina, although in fact he has not been particularly fond of her. He is uninterested in women, and is often gloomy and silent. His friends and family try to distract the noble lord, but without success. Neither graceful young girls nor the sight of his court full of his illegitimate children cheers him up. Vok receives a visit from the Archduke Matyáš, who wants to persuade him to join a conspiracy against the Emperor Rudolf. Vok refuses, and on the contrary saves Rudolf from his enemies in his steam coach. Vok also resists the amorous snares of the Countess of Montfort, who would like to take Kateřina's place. In his forests, Vok is tracking down the young poacher Žabka, but soons makes friends with him, for Žabka offers to make a reality of Vok's lifelong dream - to fly like Icarus. Vok watches Žabka's work on the flying machine with pleasure, and sees his own features in the boy's face - for everything suggests the boy is his son. One day, Vok witness Žabka's take off, but also his fall, which kills the boy. Having grown so fond of the boy, Vok can no longer stay in his chateau. He sets off on the road as a vagabond. In an inn where he stops he refuses to drink to the health of King Matyáš.
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Cast
Martin Růžek
Petr Vok z Rožmberka
Václav Sloup
sluha Cyril
Josef Vinklář
básník Šimon Lomnický
Václav Štekl
kancléř Vintíř
Iva Janžurová
hraběnka z Monfortu
František Hanus
Bejkovec
Petr Nárožný
Koberna
Zdeněk Řehoř
císař Rudolf II.
Karel Šebesta
arcikníže Matyáš, Rudolfův bratr
Václav Neckář
pytlák Žabka
Josef Větrovec
obrist
Marie Drahokoupilová
Kateřina z Ludanic, Vokova žena
Eduard Dubský
kardinál Khlesl, Matyášův poradce
Karel Urbánek
komoří a rádce Lang
Svatopluk Beneš
vyšebrodský opat
Jiří Němeček
hluchoněmý sluha
Eduard Haken
opat
Raoul Schránil
komorník Nebesář
Monika Hálová
venkovská dívka Madlenka
Vladimír Navrátil
sluha Kryštof
Václav Nykl
Krčínův porybný
Zdena Burdová
komorná
Karel Augusta
poustevník Medard
Zdeněk Dítě
Slavata
Jiří Lír
karlštejnský purkrabí
Vítězslav Černý
nejvyšší komoří Popel z Lobkovic
Lubomír Bryg
ranhojič Kočka
Miloslav Homola
ranhojič Lopata
Ivo Gübel
dědičný kraječ Sezima
Milan Neděla
zloděj koní Pavel Děcko
Karel Hábl
Lichtenštejn
Vladimír Krouský
trpaslík císaře Rudolfa II.
Radan Rusev
Ital Carviani
Oldřich Velen
arcivévoda Kresenburg
Bohuslav Kupšovský
ceremoniář
František Husák
rychtář Krbec
Karel Dellapina
vesničan Kozelka
Jan Kotva
student
Vladimír Hrubý
kočébr
Václav Kotva
hluchoněmý sluha
Miroslav Chochola
podkoní
Jana Kafková
dívka s raky
Ivo Livonec
kovář Plecitý
Eduard Pavlíček
šlechtic
Dimitrij Kadrnožka
šlechtic
Vladimír Pospíšil
vesničan Mázdra
Miloš Vavruška
fendrich
Elen Rychtrmocová
nahá dívka
Stanislav Štícha
topič
Vladimír Tišer
vrátný na voru
Vít Pešina
podomek
Jaroslav Toms
podomek
Vladimír Zoubek
arbiter
V. Königsberg-Toscani
kouzelník
Bohumil Beníček
hudebník
Adolf Hudec
hudebník
Karel Klement
hudebník
Karel Kolář
hudebník
Miloš Müller
hudebník
Bohuslav Purger
hudebník
Miroslav Dundr
dubl za Václava Štekla
Ladislav Lahoda
dubl za Karla Šebestu
František Michálek
dubl za Martina Růžka – jízda na koni/dubl za Karla Šebestu – jízda na koni
Jindřich Sejk
dubl za Martina Růžka
Dana Veselá
dubl za Moniku Hálovou
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Marta Křesinová
Assistant Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Bedřich Čermák, Josef Müller, Bohuslav Varhaník
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Karel Prchal, Vladimír Tišer
Unit Production Manager
Václav Veruněk
Cooperation
Hana Hebrová (klapka), Miroslav Pešan (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Songs
Réva a slunce
Singer sbor
Production info
Original Title
Pan Vok odchází
Czech Title
Pan Vok odchází
English Title
Sir Vok Is Leaving
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
historical, comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1979
Production Year
1979
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 16 November 1978
start of filming 17 January 1979
technical Screenplay approved 25 February 1979
end of filming 17 October 1979
projection approval 2 November 1979
Premiere
premiere 1 August 1980 /unsuitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Drahoslava Makovičky, Drahoslav Makovička (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
79 min
Original length in metres
2 264 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66, 1:2,35
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
