All Good Countrymen
Various scenes in the life of a tight-knit community in Czechoslovakia exploring the human spirit in the backdrop of the political changes that they experience.
- Všichni dobří rodáci
- Czechoslovakia 1968
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- English
- 115 min.
- Accessible
Videos
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6 minMichal Bregant on the film All Good Countrymen
All Good Countrymen
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2 minJan Hřebejk on the film All Good Countrymen
All Good Countrymen
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2 minTomáš Pavlíček on the film All Good Countrymen
All Good Countrymen
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9 minEster Krumbachová – profile
Murdering the Devil
About
Stories about seven friends in a small Moravian village following the communist coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948, developing gradually into the story of František, the resister. The film offers some direct political criticism, particularly of the process of collectivizing agriculture. After the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, the film was put on the blacklist.
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Credits
Director:
Vojtěch Jasný
Screenplay:
Vojtěch Jasný
Cinematography:
Jaroslav Kučera
Music:
Svatopluk Havelka
Sound:
Dobroslav Šrámek
Editing:
Miroslav Hájek
Production Design:
Karel Lier, Ester Krumbachová
Producer:
Jaroslav Jílovec
Costumes:
Ester Krumbachová
Cast:
Vlastimil Brodský, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Vladimír Menšík, Waldemar Matuška, Drahomíra Hofmanová, Pavel Pavlovský, Václav Babka
Awards
Cannes Film Festival
1969 - Vojtěch Jasný (Best Director)
Cannes Film Festival
1969 – Vojtěch Jasný (Technical Grand Prize)
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