Long Live the Republic (1965)
Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination on his side, and a wiry toughness they can’t defeat. The village is in turmoil, because the Nazi occupiers have just retreated and the Red Army is advancing. Oldrich dodges amid the mayhem and panic, taking his share of blows but always managing to stay one step ahead. Beautifully shot and darkly ironic, Karel Kachyna’s forgotten masterpiece jumbles reality, memory and fantasy to capture the intensity and confusion of childhood in a war zone.
War
Drama
Cast & Crew
Vlado Müller
Oldřichův otec
Gustáv Valach
pacholek
Yuriy Nazarov
sovětský důstojník
Iva Janžurová
Bertýna Petrželová
Eduard Bredun
Josef Karlík
Karel Kachyňa
Oto Ševčík
Vít Olmer
Miloš Nesvadba
Jan Kraus
Oldřich Vařeka zvaný Pinďa (voice)
Karel Kachyňa, Jan Procházka
Screenplay
Bohumil Šmída, Erich Švabík
Executive Producer
Karel Kachyňa
Director
