''Courage for Every Day'' ( cs, Každý den odvahu) is a 1964 Czechoslovak
drama film directed by
Evald Schorm.
Plot
Director
Evald Schorm reflects on the changing political tides of his generation in this clear-eyed study of idealism and disillusionment. Jarda (
Jan Kačer) is a passionate Communist worker fervently dedicated to the principles of his party. But as those around him grow increasingly disenchanted with the cause, he must confront a sobering realization: that everything he has fought for has been for nothing.
Cast
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Jana Brejchová as Věra
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Jan Kačer as Jarda Lukáš
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Josef Abrhám as Bořek
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Vlastimil Brodský as Journalist
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Jiřina Jirásková as Olina, journalist's wife
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Olga Scheinpflugová
Olga Scheinpflugová (3 December 1902 – 13 April 1968) was a Czech actress and writer. She was a daughter of the writer, journalist and playwright Karel Scheinpflug. In 1935, she married the writer Karel Čapek.
Biography
Scheinpflugová sta ...
as Landlady
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Václav Trégl as Eduard Mrázek
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Jan Libíček as Photographer
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Jan Cmíral
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article N ...
as Company director
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Josef Krameš as Magician
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Helena Uhlířová as Magician's assistant
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Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel () (23 February 1938 – 5 September 2020) was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films ...
as Jarda's colleague
Reception
Awards
1966
Locarno International Film Festival
* Won:
Golden Leopard
References
External links
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1964 films
1964 drama films
Czechoslovak black-and-white films
Films directed by Evald Schorm
Golden Leopard winners
Czech drama films
Golden Kingfisher winners
1965 drama films
1965 films
1960s Czech films
Czechoslovak drama films
Czech black-and-white films
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