Suffering (1962)
This is an engaging drama by director Karel Kachyna about the growing pains of a young teen (Jorga Kotrbova) and the hardships of a noble steed mistreated by a cruel neighboring farmer. The teen is having a hard time figuring out adult modes of behavior, and at the same time her heart goes out to the horse that is suffering under the treatment of the farmer next door to her family. As the teen adopts the horse as a friend, some clarification will be sure to come on the meaning of adulthood and the benefits of compassion.
Director:
Karel Kachyňa
Writers:
Jan Procházka, Karel Kachyňa.
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Jorga Kotrbová as Lenka |
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Rudolf Průcha as Ruda |
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Milan Jedlička as Lenka's father |
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Zora Jiráková as Lenka's mother |
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Jaroslav Nekolný as Brytak |
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Dagmar Neumannová as Aunt |
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Kamil Olšovský as Veterinary |
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Pavel Bártl as Administrator |
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Václav Neužil st. as Honza |
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Zdeněk Jarolímek as Koci |
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Václav Fišer as Innkeeper |
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Václav Korn as Vasek |
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Miroslav Bradáč as Mísa |
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Rudolf Kruliš as Kája |
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Zdeněk Míka as Mechanic |
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Jan Štrébl as |
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Karel Kachyňa as |
| Camera | Emil Sirotek | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Jaromír Dvořáček | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jan Procházka | Screenplay |
| Art | Jan Štrébl | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Eduard Kadeřábek | Camera Operator |
| Art | Ladislav Winkelhöfer | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Peštuková | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
| Writing | Jan Procházka | Creative Producer |
| Writing | Jan Procházka | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ondrej Brezovský | Costumer |
| Production | František Štěpánek | Unit Production Manager |
| Writing | Karel Kachyňa | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Beránková | Costumer |
| Directing | Irena Vachatová | Assistant Director |
| Art | Karel Černý | Production Design |
| Art | Jan Petrů | Set Decoration |
| Production | Antonín Bedřich | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jan Novák | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Karel Vachek | Assistant Director |
| Production | Erich Švabík | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vilém Henzel | Assistant Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stanislav Petřek | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Bohumír Brunclík | Sound Effects |
| Production | Jiří Ulrich | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karel Postřehovský | Costume Design |
| Sound | Milan Novotný | Sound |
| Camera | Josef Illík | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jan Chaloupek | Editor |
| Directing | Karel Kachyňa | Director |