The Moravanka Band’s Been Kidnapped
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1982Production year
1982Premiere
1 August 1983Runtime
77 minDirector
Milan MuchnaCategory
filmGenre
music, comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Únos MoravankyCzech title
Únos MoravankyEnglish title
The Moravanka Band’s Been KidnappedSummary
Musician Vašek Pivoňka (Bronislav Poloczek) decides to reform his old village brass outfit Kulatěnka. Pivoňka’s dream is to be the equal of the famous brass band Moravanka. But naturally that proves to be harder than any of the enthusiastic amateurs imagined. When the help of Prague musician Standa fails to do the trick, the desperate musicians hatch a plan to kidnap the members of Moravanka and perform in their place... This light-hearted folk comedy was filmed in 1982 by director Milan Muchna, and utilises the popularity and music of the real-life popular brass band Moravanka. Luďek Sobota plays Standa, a man who eases his shredded nerves by working in a pig farm coop. Jiří Lábus, Jan Paulová and Lubomír Kostelka play some of the quirky village folk.
Synopsis
The popular brass band Moravanka performs at a village jamboree. Vaek Pivoňka, bandmaster of the local brass band named Kulatěnka, which has broken up, decides to put it together again. The village musicians are sceptical in the beginning but later vigorously start rehearsing. Trying to organize themselves, they are helped by Standa, a boy from Prague who is trying to heal his nerves by working in a local piggery. He is very fond of Evica Kocourková who is, however, guarded by her father as the apple of his eye. A young wine-grower Járin, called iák, tries to mesmerize the teacher Olina in turn. Before the band starts performing in public, it must succeed in front of an approval committee - but fails. The disappointed musicians play just for themselves at a railway station and are instantly doing great. Standa has an idea of how to make Kulatěnka succeed even without the committee's approval. The Moravanka's concert is to be held in the nearby village of Nechvalín. The members of Kulatěnka fake a car accident on the road and reroute the bus with the Moravanka group to their village. There, they welcome them with wine and lock them in a wine cellar, subsequently leaving to Nechvalín to perform there as Moravanka. But the locked musicians manage to escape and get to the village just as the concert is beginning. The music of both groups then sounds through the summer amphitheatre. There is, however, a electricity blackout. People panic and rush to get outside. At that instant, the resourceful Evica, with great presence of mind, starts singing and Moravanka joins her. The audience calms down and Moravanka's concert continues. It is early morning and the members of Kulatěnka return home. They watch the bus with Moravanka from a distance and realize that they must practice for a long time in order to be as good as their best example.
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Cast
Luděk Sobota
Standa Sobotka
Bronislav Poloczek
kapelník Kulatěnky Vašek Pivoňka
Jiří Lábus
vinař Járin zvaný Šišák
Jana Paulová
Evica Kocourková
Kateřina Macháčková
učitelka v mateřské škole Olina Tomková
Jiří Wimmer
listonoš a klarinetista Břeťa Mráček
Josef Vondráček
bubeník Jurin Kocourek, Evicin otec
Lubomír Kostelka
muzikant Fanoš Pinkas
Stanislav Zindulka
Jaroš, Fanošův mladší bratr
Eugen Jegorov
muzikant Ludva Trefilák
Karel Koloušek
muzikant Koloušek
Roman Skamene
muzikant Okůnek
Jan Kuželka
muzikant Perlík
Marie Motlová
babi Vosátková
Václav Král
děda Vosátka
Jan Schmid
Skalka
Iva Bittová
cikánka
Pavel Havránek
Kája, Evin přítel
Karel Hábl
Olinin ženatý milenec
Jana Synková
milencova manželka
Jiří Hladký
funebrák
Karel Bodnár
funebrák
Josef Karlík
pořadatel Duchoň
Eva Vidlařová
Libuna, Pivoňkova žena
Antonín Hardt
pořadatel
Jarmila Horská
cvičitelka
Miloslav Štibich
kapelník Hruška
Karel Urbánek
předseda MNV Bohouš Žalud
Ladislav Gerendáš
předseda kulturní komise Šimánek
Miroslav Kořínek
nadporučík VB
Vlastimil Bedrna
drobný chovatel
Petr Popelka
předseda komise
Adolf Kohuth
podporučík VB
Milan Krejčík
řečník
soubor Moravanka
dechový soubor
Jan Slabák
kapelník
Jiří Helán
zpěvák
Josef Šmukař
zpěvák
Vendula Práglová
zpěvačka
Jarka Kachyňová
zpěvačka
Miroslav Buberle
vrchní u Kuldy
Zdeněk Dušek
porotce
Karel Fridrich
porotce
Vladimír Navrátil
porotce
Miloslav Šindler
porotce
Vladimír Hrabánek
traktorista
Lumír Peňáz
nadstrážmistr VB
Josef Jurásek
mladší příslušník VB
Uršula Kluková
zapisovatelka VB
Věra Kalendová
venkovská žena
Jana Robenková
venkovská žena
Karel Bělohradský
řidič Moravanky/vinař
Henrietta Kohoutová
blondýna
Alois Liškutín
řidič mrazírenského vozu
Jiří Flíček
řidič nákladního auta
Zdeněk Srstka
závozník
Jan Obrda
řidič Tatry 613
František Kubíček
Froliš
Maxmilián Hornyš
muž v žiguli
Jana Tomková
žena v žiguli
Jiří Kvasnička
prodavač Franta
Luděk Nešleha
montér u seníku
Jiří Žák
montér u mlátičky
Antonín Roesenkranz
řidič VB
Olga Váňová-Světelská
adeptka členství v souboru
Helena Valentová
adeptka
Michaela Srbová
adeptka
Zuzana Pehlová
adeptka
Jan Kraus
Francek
Jindra Kvardová
sousedka Vyoralová
Hana Hostková
zpěvačka
Jan Hlaváček
hudebník
Josef Havelka
hudebník
Ladislav Hudeček
hudebník
Josef Leicher
hudebník
Vladimír Pfeffer
hudebník
Jaroslav Pajinčík
hudebník
Josef Palouček
hudebník
Pavel Pálenský
hudebník
Stanislav Šimek (2)
hudebník
Vladimír Wenzel
hudebník
Jan Zouhar
hudebník
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Zdeněk Podhola, Marie Beránková
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Script Editor
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Miroslav Buberle, Vladimír Ježek, Ladislav Winkelhöfer, Žák Jiří (2)
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Stunts
Alena Gablová, František Jákl, Miroslav Jíra, Jan Kriesman, Pavel Myslík, Jindřich Sejk, Johana Stuchlíková, Jaroslav Tomsa
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Ludmila Venclíková, Milan Štěch
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
dr. Jaroslav Petr, František Pokorný
Cooperation
Lenka Mojžíšová, Magda Hájková, Štěpán Exner, Miroslav Jirsa
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín), skupina Moravanka
Songs
Javorina
Singer skupina Moravanka
Nedaleko od Trenčína
Songwriter lidová píseň
Singer skupina Moravanka
Už v Kyjově zvonijú
Singer skupina Moravanka
Vysoký jalovec
Songwriter lidová píseň
Singer skupina Moravanka
Co se ně na mojej ženě lúbí
Songwriter lidová píseň
Writer of Lyrics Dominik Strouhal
Singer skupina Moravanka
Keď rozkvete bílá růža
Songwriter lidová píseň
Singer Jana Paulová [dab]
Větersků dolinů
Songwriter lidová píseň
Singer Jana Paulová [dab]
Seděla jsem v okénečku
Songwriter lidová píseň
Singer Jana Paulová [dab]
Také sa mi dievča páčí
Songwriter lidová slovenská píseň
Singer Luděk SobotaJiří Lábus
Slovácký pochod
Klekánica
Writer of Lyrics Ondřej Přikryl
Singer Iva Bittová
Kúpala sa Katarína
Songwriter lidová píseň
Singer Jana Paulová [dab]Luděk SobotaJiří Lábus
V rychtárovej studni
Songwriter lidová píseň
Singer sbor
Od Buchlova
Songwriter lidová píseň
Singer Jana Paulová [dab]
My jsme Valaši
Singer sbor
Boršická polka
Songwriter Josef Řepa
Writer of Lyrics Josef Řepa
Singer sbor
Kyjovští mládenci
Songwriter lidová píseň
Singer skupina Moravanka
Před našim je křížek
Songwriter lidová píseň
Singer skupina Moravanka
V tej Milotskej bažantnici
Songwriter Jan Slabák
Writer of Lyrics lidová píseň
Singer skupina Moravanka
V hornom koncu svítá
Singer Jana Paulová [dab]
S kým si já vínko dám
Songwriter Jiří F. Svoboda
Writer of Lyrics Václav Babula
Singer skupina Moravanka
Production info
Original Title
Únos Moravanky
Czech Title
Únos Moravanky
English Title
The Moravanka Band’s Been Kidnapped
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
music, comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1982
Production Year
1982
Premiere
premiere 1 August 1983
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Creative Group
3. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupina, Václav Erben (vedoucí 3. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
77 min
Original length in metres
2 193 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
