The Way to the Barricades

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1946

Production year

1945—1946

Premiere

3 May 1946

Runtime

100 min

Category

film

Genre

political, compilation

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Cesta k barikádám

Czech title

Cesta k barikádám

English title

The Way to the Barricades

Working title

Pravda vítězí

Commentary

Music

Music Composed by

archivní

Selected Music

Bedřich Smetana (Libuše), Josef Suk (Radúz a Mahulena), Josef Suk (V nový život), Ludwig van Beethoven (Symfonie č. 5 c moll /Osudová/)

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Otakar Pařík)

Music Selected by

Jiří Srnka

Songs

Hej, Slované

Song Composer lidová slovenská píseň
Writer of Lyrics Samo Tomášik
Singer sbor

Es geht alles vorüber, es geht alles vorbei

Song Composer Fred Raymond
Writer of Lyrics Max WallnerKurt Feltz
Singer Maria von Schmedesmužský sbor

Wir fahren gegen England

Song Composer Georg Göhler
Writer of Lyrics Hermann Löns
Singer mužský sbor

Lásku k vlasti

Singer sbor

Ruská píseň

Singer mužský sbor

Production info

Original Title

Cesta k barikádám

Czech Title

Cesta k barikádám

English Title

The Way to the Barricades

Working Title

Pravda vítězí

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

political, compilation

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1946

Production Year

1945—1946

Production specifications

projection approval 30 April 1946 (konec povolení k promítání 30. 4. 1951)

Premiere

premiere 3 May 1946 /suitable for youths/ (kino Lucerna /2 týdny/, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Studio

Barrandov

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

100 min

Original length in metres

2 980 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, commentary, English, Russian

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech