XC / Mar 21, 1958
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Explores young adults' fears of being conscripted by the communist government into working outside of Prague, a relative oasis of creativity and freedom of thought. From an early script by Milos Forman.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jiří Sehnal | Viktor |
| Vladimír Menšík | Václav Hampl |
| Bohuš Záhorský | Director of medical school |
| Otomar Krejča | Deputy of minister |
| Miloš Kopecký | Magistrate |
| Radovan Lukavský | Foreman |
| Miloš Nesvadba | Viktor's bedfellow |
| František Vnouček | Magistrate |
| Růžena Lysenková | Governess |
| Pavla Maršálková | Teacher |
| Vladimír Hlavatý | Concierge |
| Felix le Breux | Hotel clerk |
| Marie Ježková | Old women |
| Darja Hajská | Housekeeper |
| Miroslav Svoboda | Druggist |
| Valja Petrová | Signorina Brigenti |
| Jaroslava Tvrzníková | Olga |
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| Marie Drahokoupilová | Hanka's bedfellow |
| Oldřich František Korte | Pointsman |
| Karel Brabec | Janitor |
| Miroslav Moravec | Young |
| Renata Tůmová | Hannah's classmate in a spotted dress |
| Vítězslav Černý | Fighter |
| Josef Zíma | Singer |
| Karel Krautgartner | Conductor |
| T. Pečkeová | |
| M. Balážová | |
| Z. Spurná | |
| J. Plevková |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Štěňata |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Filmové studio Barrandov |
| Release date | 21 marzo 1958 |
| Executive producer | Jiří Šebor |
| Writer | Miloš Forman, Ivo Novák, Miloš Václav Kratochvíl, Zdeněk Borovec |
| Editing | Jan Kohout |
| Cinematography | Jan Novák, Karel Hejsek, Adolf Hejzlar |
| Assistant directors | Marie Hejzlarová, Jaroslav Ullmann, Miloš Forman, Ivo Novák |
| Camera operators | Karel Hejsek, Adolf Hejzlar, Jan Novák |
| Additional photography | Karel Hejsek, Adolf Hejzlar, Jan Novák |
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| Production design | Karel Škvor, Vladimír Mácha, Vladimír Slepička |
| Art direction | Karel Škvor, Vladimír Mácha, Vladimír Slepička |
| Set decoration | Vladimír Mácha, Vladimír Slepička, Karel Škvor |
| Music | Jan F. Fischer, František Šindelář, Adolf Nacházel, Karel Krautgartner, František Belfín |
| Sound | František Šindelář, Adolf Nacházel, Jan F. Fischer, Karel Krautgartner, František Belfín |
| Costume design | Lída Novotná, Pavla Stahlová, Vilemína Skalická, Gustav Hrdlička, František Novotný, Jiřina Bissingerová |
| Makeup | Lída Novotná, Pavla Stahlová, Vilemína Skalická, Gustav Hrdlička, František Novotný, Jiřina Bissingerová |
| Hairstyling | Lída Novotná, Pavla Stahlová, Vilemína Skalická, Gustav Hrdlička, František Novotný, Jiřina Bissingerová |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Dec 29, 1958
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