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) |
| Directing | Jan Schmidt | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bohumír Brunclík | Sound Effects |
| Art | Miroslav Fára | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Sadílek | Costumer |
| Production | Vilém Henzel | Assistant Production Manager |
| Writing | Ludvík Aškenazy | Story |
| Sound | Milan Novotný | Sound |
| Writing | Jaromil Jireš | Screenplay |
| Art | Karel Kočí | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Jiřina Lukešová | Editor |
| Production | Zdeněk Oves | Production Manager |
| Art | Jan David | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Růžena Richterová | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Libor Pešek | Conductor |
| Writing | Jan Procházka | Creative Producer |
| Directing | Boca Abrhámová | Assistant Director |
| Art | Oldřich Bosák | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lída Novotná | Costume Design |
| Production | Otakar Jiříček | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Jaroslav Kučera | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Broncová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jiří Šimon | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Jiří Beránek | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Dagmar Perlová | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Ludvík Aškenazy | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jiří Štíbr | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Mesteková | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Jaroslav Vágner | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Miroslav Ondříček | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Jan Klusák | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Erich Švabík | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jaromil Jireš | Director |