XC / Jan 30, 1953
Kidnapped (1953)
Directed by Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár
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1h 53min
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5.0/10
Plot
American agents hijack a plane on the Ostrava-Prague route to launch a campaign against the People's Democratic Czechoslovakia. The plane lands in West Germany, but the Americans have an unexpected problem convincing the hijackers to stay in the West. Based on a true story.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Miloš Kopecký | passenger Rychman, musician |
| Soňa Červená | passenger Grábnerová, the pilot's wife |
| Jozef Sodoma | passenger Ján Hajdaš, miner |
| Rudolf Deyl | passenger Karfík, engineer |
| Alena Kautská | passenger, mother of the child |
| František Hanus | passenger, forester |
| Ludmila Vostrčilová | passenger Gavendová, actress |
| Jan Maška | passenger Gray, jeweler |
| František Peterka | passenger boxer |
| Inocenc Březina | traveling grandfather Bajgar, a cooperative |
| Josef Steigl | Komenda passenger, insurance company inspector |
| Ladislav Mandík | passenger František |
| Oldřich Vykypěl | aircraft captain František Brázda |
| Eduard Dubský | pilot Josef Grábner, wrecker |
| Rudolf Hrušínský | mechanic Karel Král, wrecker |
| Jaroslav Nedvěd | navigator Vodička |
| Ladislav Boháč | Czechoslovak consul |
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| Karel Peyr | President of the UN General Assembly |
| Mikuláš Huba | Czechoslovak delegate to the UN |
| Jaroslav Průcha | Soviet delegate to the UN |
| Jiří Myron | US delegate to the UN Harris |
| Eduard Kohout | US General Carrigan |
| Bedřich Karen | American Colonel Mike Jacobs |
| Miloš Nedbal | US Major Morris, a member of intelligence |
| František Miška | US Lieutenant Lomax |
| Ervín Zolar | US Captain Watts |
| Václav Irmanov | US Sergeant Joe Havelka |
| Felix le Breux | americký agent Douglas |
| Otto Tutter | American photolaborator Denis |
| Josef Hlinomaz | American Chef King |
| Josef Elsner | German Wanke, a former member of the Gestapo |
| František Šec | German interpreter |
| Zdeněk Kryzánek | german truck driver |
| Jan Skopeček | Němec Wünsch, editor Red Flag |
| Štěpán Bulejko | German researcher, CEO von Glesgen |
| Oldřich Hoblík | German researcher, chief engineer Pracht |
| Luděk Pilc | German editor Erik |
| Emil Bolek | German editor Heinrich |
| Miloslav Holub | agent Ervín Šimáček, Prokop's assistant |
| Jaroslav Zrotal | Bernát, director of steel mills |
| Adolf Král | Imprint, member of the steelworks management |
| Soběslav Sejk | inspector |
| Karel Fořt | man from Chronor |
| Svatopluk Studený | chaplain |
| Karel Svoboda | American official at the UN |
| Taťána Vavřincová | German nurse |
| Světla Amortová | Liduška's mother |
| Jiří Bruder | dispatcher at Prague airport |
| Miloš Vavruška | dispatcher at Prague airport |
| František Holar | member of the US military police |
| Karel Effa | american journalist |
| Rudolf Myzet | american journalist |
| Věra Váchová | secretary to Harris |
| Anna Pitašová | Carrigan's secretary |
| Luboš Ogoun | artist |
| Karel Vrtiška | artist |
| Vladimír Šourek | artist |
| Stanislav Fišer | German camelot |
| Gustav Heverle | German agitator |
| Čeněk Rábl | Strakoš |
| Jiřina Bohdalová | dancer |
| Antonín Brož | Dean |
| Jana Werichová | stewardess at Ostrava airport |
| Oldřich Musil | American agent |
| Jaroslav Jílovec | member of the Soviet delegation to the UN |
| Jaroslav Orlický | Venezuelan delegate to the UN |
| Jarmila Turnovská | waitress in the club |
| Bedřich Prokoš | man at Ostrava airport |
| Magda Kopřivová | dressing room in a cafe |
| Jan Pilař |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Únos |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Studio uměleckého filmu Praha |
| Release date | 30 gennaio 1953 |
| Writer | Elmar Klos, František Břetislav Kunc, Ján Kadár |
| Editing | Josef Dobřichovský |
| Cinematography | Rudolf Milič, Miloslav Mirvald, Eduard Kadeřábek, Miroslav Sinkule |
| Assistant directors | Jindřich Polák, Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár |
| Camera operators | Miloslav Mirvald, Rudolf Milič, Eduard Kadeřábek, Miroslav Sinkule |
| Additional photography | Miloslav Mirvald, Rudolf Milič, Eduard Kadeřábek, Miroslav Sinkule |
| Production design | Karel Lier, Josef Calta, Oldřich Bosák, Vladimír Mácha, Vladimír Slepička |
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| Art direction | Karel Lier, Josef Calta, Oldřich Bosák, Vladimír Mácha, Vladimír Slepička |
| Set decoration | Josef Calta, Vladimír Mácha, Vladimír Slepička, Karel Lier, Oldřich Bosák |
| Special effects | František Jakubec, Stanislav Šulc, Josef Bůžek, Karel Císařovský |
| Music | Jiří Šust, Milivoj Uzelac, Milan Novotný |
| Sound | Jiří Šust, Milivoj Uzelac, Milan Novotný |
| Costume design | Bohumil Sochor, Vladimír Černý |
| Makeup | Vladimír Černý, Bohumil Sochor |
| Hairstyling | Vladimír Černý, Bohumil Sochor |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Apr 16, 1953
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