Sons of the Mountains (1956)
The story of a friendship for life and death captures a real event that took place in the snowy Krkonoše Mountains in 1913. The actors of the drama were Bohumil Hanč, one of our first ski racers, and his friend Václav Vrbata. The film's plot takes place between 1912 and 1913 and is framed by two international 50 km races. After winning in 1912, Bohumil Hanč wants to stop racing at the behest of his wife Slávka. In 1913, strong foreign competitors enter the race, so Bohumil succumbs to the pleas of his friends and decides to race for the last time. However, the weather changes during the race. Strong winds and snow begin to blow, severe frost sets in, and for the racers, it means a fight for their lives.
Director:
Čeněk Duba
Writers:
František Kožík, Čeněk Duba.
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Josef Bek as |
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Svatava Hubeňáková as |
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Jiří Vala as |
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Jaroslav Vojta as |
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Vladimír Řepa as |
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Miloš Nesvadba as |
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Miroslav Polach as |
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Jaroslav Rozsíval as |
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Vladimír Hlavatý as |
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Miroslav Homola as |
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Emerich Rath as |
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J. O. Martin as |
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Robert Vrchota as |
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Otakar Brousek as |
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Josef Koza as |
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Karel Pavlík as |
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Jaroslav Cmíral as |
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Libuše Pešková as |
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Jarmila Kurandová as |
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Anna Matějková as |
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Theodor Pištěk as |
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Eman Fiala as |
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Karel Effa as |
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Jaroslav Růža as |
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František Hanus as |
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Jiří Kašpar as |
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Jaroslav Materna as |
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Jiří Novotný as závodník |
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Jan Hrabě as |
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Svatopluk Matyáš as |
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Karlička Nováková as |
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Miroslav Jarouš as |
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Pavel Janeček as |
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Petr Hartl as |
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Radovan Lukavský as Commentary (voice) |
| Production | Vladimír Kabelík | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bohumil Šmída | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Čeněk Duba | Director |
| Writing | František Kožík | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jiří Šust | Music Director |
| Camera | Josef Střecha | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jaromír Holpuch | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ladislav Bacílek | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jaromír Lauda | Costume Design |
| Editing | Jan Chaloupek | Editor |
| Sound | Jiří Pavlík | Sound |
| Editing | Antonín Zelenka | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustav Hrdlička | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | František Kožík | Short Story |
| Writing | Čeněk Duba | Screenplay |
| Camera | Bedřich Baťka | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Vojtěch Kuthan | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Karel Černý | Production Design |
| Production | Vlastimil Maršálek | Unit Manager |
| Production | Rudolf Hájek | Production Manager |
| Art | Vladimír Mácha | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Jindřich Polák | First Assistant Director |