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Vlak Dětství A Naděje
''Vlak dětství a naděje'' (''The Train of Childhood and Hope'') is a Czechoslovak television series directed by Karel Kachyňa first broadcast in 1989 with Stanislav Zindulka, Žaneta Fuchsová, Tereza Brodská and Helena Růžičková in the main roles. The series is based on Věra Sládková's novel trilogy Malý muž a velká žena (Little Man and Big Woman), parts of which are The Last Train from Frývaldov (1974), The Regiments of Evil (1975) and The Child of a Freewoman (1982). Although the series was filmed in 1985, it was not broadcast until 1989 due to censorship. Cast *Žaneta Fuchsová as Verka (Child) *Tereza Brodská as Verka (Teenager) *Stanislav Zindulka as Verka's Father Josef Pumplme *Helena Růžičková as Anna Urbanova *Bohumila Dolejšová as Verka's Mother *František Husák as Jarousek Vemola *Vladimír Javorský as Barber Sepp *Zdeněk Řehoř as Dentist Steiner *Jiřina Třebická as Ema *Alena Vránová as Breberova *Jiří Langmajer as Soldier Pavel * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Kachyňa
Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His career spanned over five decades. Early life He was born on May 1, 1924, in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia. His father was a government officer. His mother was an art teacher. After spending first 4 years of his life in Vyškov, he moved with his family to Dačice and then Kroměříž. Kachyňa studied at Baťa School of Art in Zlín. During the WWII he was forced to work in a German factory Walter Georgi in Bernsbach. After the war he was able to finish high school and work on commercials at the Baťa film studios in Zlín. Kachyňa was then accepted at newly founded Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) to study cinematography and directing. His fellow students were Vojtěch Jasný, Zdeněk Podskalský and Antonín Kachlík. Career After the graduation he directed socialist realist propaganda documentaries with Jasný. Throughout the 1950s they both wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |