A Wedding on a Battlefield

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2008

Production year

2007

Premiere

10 January 2008

Runtime

100 min

Director

Dušan Klein

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Svatba na bitevním poli

Czech title

Svatba na bitevním poli

English title

A Wedding on a Battlefield

Working title

Hodiny před slávou

Summary

A romantic comedy set in a picturesque Moravian village. A local skirtchaser promises his French girlfriend a secret wedding in the local church, but the mayor decides to transform the wedding into an international spectacle featuring Napoleonic soldiers, and so the local men organize a reenactment of a famous Napoleonic battle.

Crew and creators

Director

Dušan Klein

Second Unit Director

Josef Loučím

Assistant Director

Eva Loučímová

Screenstory

Eva Papoušková

Shooting Script

Dušan Klein

Director of Photography

Peter Beňa

Production Designer

Zdeněk Flemming

Costume Designer

Alena Schäferová

Film Editor

Matouš Outrata

Sound Designer

Pavel Dvořák

Titles Designed by

Michal Křeček

Unit Production Manager

Michaela Flenerová

Production Manager

Jiří Holan

Locations

Starovice, Hustopeče, Krumvíř, Šlapanice, Nosislav, okolí Slavkova

Production info

Original Title

Svatba na bitevním poli

Czech Title

Svatba na bitevním poli

English Title

A Wedding on a Battlefield

Working Title

Hodiny před slávou

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2008

Production Year

2007

Production specifications

end of filming 08/2007
start of filming 08/2007

Premiere

gala premiere 9 January 2008 (kino Lucerna, Praha)
distribution premiere 10 January 2008 /recommended for 12 and over/

Distribution slogan

A humorous comedy about guys with their heads in the clouds, about the sinful desires of love, and about a wedding which almost ended up like Waterloo.

With support

Jihomoravský kraj

Partner

CET 21 spol. s r. o. – TV NOVA (hlavní partner)

Copyright Holders

BIO ILLUSION s.r.o.

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

100 min

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,85

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Digital

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, French, Polish

Subtitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech