The Great Opportunity (1950 film)
| The Great Opportunity | |
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| Directed by | Karel Michael Wallo |
| Written by | Karel Michael Wallo |
| Produced by | Ladislav Hanus |
| Starring | Vlasta Chramostová Vladimír Smeral Zdenek Díte |
| Cinematography | Julius Vegricht |
| Edited by | Jirina Lukesová |
| Music by | Miroslav Barvík |
Production company | Ceskoslovenský Státní Film |
| Distributed by | Ceskoslovenský Státní Film Progress Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
The Great Opportunity (Czech: Veliká prílezitost) is a 1950 Czech drama film directed by Karel Michael Wallo and starring Vlasta Chramostová, Vladimír Smeral and Zdenek Díte.[1] [2] [3] It was shot at the Hostivar Studios in Prague. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karel Skvor. It was distributed in East Germany by Progress Film
Cast[edit]
- Josef Stefl as Toník Burán
- Vlasta Chramostová as Lída Kolárová
- Vladimír Smeral as Zdenek Kruzný
- Jirí Vrstála as Vlastimil Zubatík
- Zdenek Díte as Mirek Horák
- Vítezslav Bocek as Bartos - Director of Bata's Factory
- Jaroslav Vojta as Worker Ocílka
- Frantisek Klika as Cestmír Machán
- Josef Toman as Father Burán
- Otto Cermák as Grandfather Burán
- Bolek Prchal as Superintendent
- Ladislav Bohác as Prosecutor
- Josef Chvalina as Standa
- Otakar Dadák as Frantisek Mokros - worker
- Milos Preininger as Jan Opavský - worker
- Hermína Vojtová as Customer at textile schop
- Zdenek Hodr as Lawyer
- Zdenek Savrda as Judge
- Lubor Tokos as Votýpka
- Josef Marsálek as Milan Hosa - worker
- Stefan Bulejko as Walter Taler - officer SS
- Bohumil Machník as Guard
- Lubomír Cerník as Brigadier
- Kveta Fialová as Blanka - Culture referent
- Jaroslav Seník as Vincenc Mlacek - merchant with textil
- Václav Kyzlink as Engineer
- Václav Svec as Prisoner
- Josef Langmiler as Officer SS
- Frantisek Slégr as Peasant Opíchal
- Frantisek Marek as Commercial Council
- Jan Fischer as Secretary
- Karel Svoboda as Accountant
- Frantisek Peterka as Construction Worker
- Josef Horánek as Vicar
- Stanislav Remunda as Zdenek
- Pavel Smok as Dancer
- Milan Mach as Worker
- Zora Rozsypalová as Doctor Marta
- Hynek Nemec as Bricklayer
- Stanislava Seimlová as Worker
- Jitka Frantová as Worker
References[edit]
- ^ Czech Feature Film III: 1945-1960. Národní filmový archiv, 1995. p.341
- ^ Škvorecký p.33
- ^ https://www.csfd.cz/film/199392-velika-prilezitost/prehled/
Bibliography[edit]
- Černík, Jan. Český technický scénář 1945–1962. Palacký University Olomouc, 2021.
- Škvorecký, Josef. Nejdražší umění a jiné eseje o filmu. 2010.
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