The Cry (1964)
While a woman is in the hospital preparing to deliver her child, her husband has all day to reflect upon his wife and their relationship. As he tends to his job as a television repairman, Slavek fondly remembers how he first met Ivana and the days they spent getting to know one another. Slavek also grows increasingly aware of the environment that surrounds him and questions the society his new child will be entering.
Director:
Jaromil Jireš
Writers:
Jaromil Jireš, Ludvík Aškenazy.
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Eva Límanová as Ivana |
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Josef Abrhám as Slávek |
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Eva Kopecká as |
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Jiří Kvapil as |
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Jiří Jánoška as |
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Josef Kábrt as |
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Ivan Růžička as |
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Helena Fingerlandová as |
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Štěpánka Cittová as |
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Richard Záhorský as |
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Hana Talpová as |
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Stanislava Procházková as Young Nurse |
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Ladislava Bissingerová as |
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Eva Baborovská as |
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Jitka Pelešková as |
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Eva Pecková as |
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Helena Křišťálová as |
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Milena Zahrynowská as |
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Jana Pešková as |
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Ladislav Otmar as Láďa Fořt |
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Ossei-Tutu as |
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Antonín Krčmář as |
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Ivo Pondělíček as |
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K. Šponarová as |
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Jan Werich as Narrator (voice) |
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Eva Svobodová as Landlady (voice) |
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Gabriela Vránová as Young Nurse (voice) |
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Václav Sloup as Láďa Fořt (voice) |
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Jiří Němeček as Tonda (voice) |
| Camera | Miroslav Ondříček | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lída Novotná | Costume Design |
| Production | Zdeněk Oves | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jan Klusák | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jan Procházka | Creative Producer |
| Art | Oldřich Bosák | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Mesteková | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Jaroslav Vágner | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Erich Švabík | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jan Schmidt | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jaromil Jireš | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Růžena Richterová | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Sadílek | Costumer |
| Production | Jiří Beránek | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Boca Abrhámová | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jiří Štíbr | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Karel Kočí | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Jiřina Lukešová | Editor |
| Production | Otakar Jiříček | Unit Production Manager |
| Writing | Ludvík Aškenazy | Story |
| Directing | Dagmar Perlová | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jaroslav Kučera | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ludvík Aškenazy | Screenplay |
| Art | Miroslav Fára | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Broncová | Costumer |
| Production | Vilém Henzel | Assistant Production Manager |
| Art | Jan David | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jiří Šimon | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Bohumír Brunclík | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Milan Novotný | Sound |
| Sound | Libor Pešek | Conductor |
| Directing | Jaromil Jireš | Director |