The read
It runs a compact 1h 3m.
Synopsis
Orphan Jirka lives alone with his grandfather by the river. He spends all his free time by the water and does not grow up with the other children. His biggest dream is to catch a big pike, which he knows that he can't do without friends. ► International Film Festival of Documentary and Experimental Films Montevideo - 1956 - 1st Main Prize (Distributor's Official Text)
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Miloš VacekOriginal Music Composer
- Vladimír PazourekScreenplay
- Břetislav PojarScreenplay
- Ladislav HelgeScreenplay
- Břetislav PojarDirector
Cast
- Ilja ČernohorskýJirka Horak
- Vladimír HlavatýMatous, ferryman
- Jarina RejškováMarenka
- L. H. StrunaJakub, lumberjack
- Zdeněk Hodrfisherman
- Karel BohdalCast
- Zdeněk SedláčekCast
- Karel HruškaCast
- Václav HalamaCast
- František BohdalCast
- T. ŠtindlCast
- V. ŠtindlCast
Themes
based on short story