''The Lanfier Colony'' ( cs, Kolonie Lanfieri, russian: Колония Ланфиер) is a 1969 Czech-Soviet action,

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, drama film directed by Jan Schmidt. It was entered into the

6th Moscow International Film Festival The 6th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 22 July 1969. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Cuban film ''Lucía'' directed by Humberto Solás, the Italian film '' Serafino'' directed by Pietro Germi and the Soviet film ''W ...

Plot

Tired of life on the continent, Horn convinces the captain of a Dutch sailing ship to land it on the shore of distant island. Residents of the small village greet the newly arrived colonist with a barely concealed distaste, but he is in no hurry to make new friends and makes his home far away from people. Horn is dreaming about solitude, because in his previous life behind him he left only disappointment; unrequited love, and failed attempts to make money on the tea trade. Of all the inhabitants of the islands Horn befriends only two, poor lonely wretches just like him; feeble-minded Bekeko and beautiful Esther who is forced to prepare for a wedding with a man she does not love. Horn finds a gold deposit located near a river. Now he wants only one thing – to collect as much precious metal as possible, return to the mainland and try to start over. Horn separates itself from Bekeko and refuses Esther's offer to live together. Horn's discourse with the younger Dribb, Esther's fiancé is followed by a quarrel and exchanged gunshots. Wounded Dribb rides out for help, and soon Horn is forced to face the well-armed squad of people who hate him.

Cast

* Juozas Budraitis as Horn *

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as Ester *

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as Fool Bekeko * Michal Dočolomanský as Young Dribb *

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as Old Dribb * Bolot Beyshenaliyev as Goupi - swineherd * Beta Ponicanova as Saba * Bohumil Vávra as Astis - Ester's father * Andrei Fajt as Lanfieri

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* 1969 films 1969 drama films Czech action adventure films Czech romantic drama films 1960s Czech-language films Soviet action adventure films Soviet romantic drama films Soviet multilingual films Czechoslovak multilingual films 1960s Russian-language films Czech black-and-white films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Soviet black-and-white films Russian romantic drama films 1960s action adventure films Russian black-and-white films 1960s multilingual films 1960s Czech films Czech romantic action films Alexander Grin {{1960s-USSR-film-stub