Hours Behind the Wheel
Category
filmGenre
feuilletonTypology
documentarytheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Hodiny za volantemCzech title
Hodiny za volantemEnglish title
Hours Behind the WheelSummary
The admiring, almost propagandistic tone of Václav Táborský's film Hours Behind the Wheel about truck drivers is balanced by amusing pieces of their banal conversations and everyday rituals on short journeys with loads of sand. The daily routine of the sand workers at the Veltrusy sand plant turns in front of the camera into an interesting short film about man and his work.
Synopsis
A group of Tatra 111 truck drivers spends their normal working day at a sand plant near Veltrusy. They take the mined sand to the quay and return back, eighteen times each. Between and during their journeys, they find time for a snack, a cigarette, and a casual chat.
Photos
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Commentary by
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Josef Tejchman, Božena Dýcková
Production info
Original Title
Hodiny za volantem
Czech Title
Hodiny za volantem
English Title
Hours Behind the Wheel
Category
film
Typology
documentarytheatrical distribution
Genre
feuilleton
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1962
Production Year
1962
Production specifications
projection approval 15 November 1962
Premiere
premiere 1964 /suitable for youths/
Distribution slogan
no caption
Copyright Holders
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
10 min
Original length in metres
296 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Exhibition: 4. dny krátkého filmu Karlovy Vary
1963
Karlovy Vary / Czechoslovakia
Václav Táborský
