Vindobona
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmmediumOriginal title
VindobónaCzech title
VindobónaEnglish title
VindobonaSynopsis
After his graduation from a secondary school, Mirek Šilhavý starts working at a train station. He is disappointed with his work among the shunters and feels far above them - he has secondary education! He looks down on his colleagues and his main enemy is the oldest member of the team, nicknamed Vindobón. Without any feeling of responsibility he has a one-night love affair with an older ticket office worker Růža, who has had a long-term relationship with the railwayman Franta.Vindobón is also interested in Růža and even proposes to her. During one night, after their duties, the whole team takes a track inspection railcar and goes to their favourite pub. Here, Mirek refuses to have a beer with his workmates and tells them how low opinion he has of them. During the return journey, the trolley breaks down. A catastrophe is about to happen, as the fast train called Vindobona, is to pass on the same track in only twenty minutes. The men are trying to repair the trolley and Mirek runs away. Everybody sees it as cowardice, but Mirek runs to the closest station to make the station master stop the train. He gets there too late, but manages to get the train on a different track. After the dangerous event, everybody goes to the pub. Vindobón sits down to drink beer with Mirek. Mirek sees Růža with Franta and destroys the letter in which she accepts Vindobón's proposal.
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Cast
Oldřich Kaiser
Mirek Šilhavý
Miriam Kantorková
pokladní Růžena
Gustav Opočenský
posunovač Josef zvaný Vindobón
Bronislav Poloczek
výpravčí
Oldřich Vlach
železničář Franta
Václav Lohniský
Voice by František Filipovský
hostinský
Jaroslav Cmíral
posunovač
Pavel Zedníček
posunovač
Jiří Lábus
strojvůdce
Milada Ježková
hostinská
Dubbing
Alena Karešová
hlas z rozhlasu
Crew and creators
Director
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Pedagogical management
Viola Zelenková (produkce), Čestmír Církva (střih), Jan Kališ (kamera), Antonín Kachlík (režie)
Cooperation
Bohouš Dvořák, Josef Nekvasil, zaměstnanci Železniční stanice Benešov, zaměstnanci Železniční stanice Čerčany
Music
Songwriter
Songs
Strahováček
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Production info
Original Title
Vindobóna
Czech Title
Vindobóna
English Title
Vindobona
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1980
Production Year
1980
Production
Technical info
Duration typology
medium length film
Duration in minutes
34 min
Original length in metres
950 meters
Distribution carrier
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
