Svítalo celou noc (1980)
The Czech film Svítalo All Night was made to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Army and is dedicated to all those who fought and gave their lives in Prague in the May Uprising of 1945. Behind the historical events, the creators see mainly their simple, unassuming participants. Thus, we are presented with a number of apt portraits, whether it is the central hero Dr. Soukup and nurse Daniela on the side of the fighting Czechs, or a captain and a simple private in a Red Army unit coming to the aid of the fighting Prague, or an old, war-weary German major, who only realises the senselessness of the war at the sight of a fanatical, cynical lieutenant for whom Nazi ideology represents the meaning of life.
Director:
Václav Matějka
Writers:
Václav Matějka, Drahoslav Makovička.
| Camera | Jaroslav Kučera | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jindřich Goetz | Production Design |
| Crew | Petr Drozda | Stunts |
| Crew | Antonín Hausknecht | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jarmila Konečná | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Věra Kubíková | Costumer |
| Crew | Petr Chmelík | Pyrotechnician |
| Crew | Zdeněk Havlík | Stunts |
| Crew | Jiří Kasík | Stunts |
| Art | Miroslav Buberle | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Václav Matějka | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jaroslav Brabec | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ladislav Chroust | Camera Operator |
| Art | Stanislav Pavlík | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Josef Valušiak | Editor |
| Editing | Jana Šimonová | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Jiří Kraus | Stunts |
| Writing | Drahoslav Makovička | Story |
| Directing | Václav Matějka | Director |
| Crew | Jindřich Sejk | Stunts |
| Directing | Vladimír Zelenka | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jaroslava Fišerová | Assistant Director |
| Art | Karel Karas | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Zdeněk Krumpl | Stunts |
| Crew | Oldřich Semerák | Stunts |
| Crew | Jaroslav Šanda | Stunts |
| Crew | Jiří Pelant | Pyrotechnician |
| Crew | František Jákl | Stunts |
| Directing | Martin Mahdal | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Josef Hrubý | Stunts |
| Directing | Josef Sandr | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jana Bromová | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | Antonín Kramerius | Stunts |
| Crew | Jiří Sládek | Stunts |
| Writing | Vladimír Kalina | Creative Producer |
| Crew | Václav Nývlt | Dramaturgy |
| Camera | Ivan Šimůnek | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Božena Světlá | Costumer |
| Directing | Miloš Cajthaml | Assistant Director |
| Art | Jiří Cvrček ml. | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Čížek | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jaroslav Hruška | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vlasta Hájková | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miroslav Buhr | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | Karel Engel | Stunts |
| Directing | Karel Smyczek | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Drahoslav Makovička | Screenplay |
| Art | Jaromír Švarc | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdena Šnajdarová | Costumer |
| Editing | Štěpánka Stříbrná | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Jaroslav Chytrý | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lenka Kollmanová | Costumer |
| Crew | Roman Tudžaroff | Pyrotechnician |
| Crew | Petr Jákl | Stunts |
| Crew | Jiří Klenot | Stunts |
| Crew | Pavel Myslík | Stunts |
| Art | Jiří Cvrček | Set Decoration |
| Art | Bohumil Kadlec | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Jiří Hora | Sound |
| Crew | Miroslav Lahoda | Stunts |
| Crew | Miroslav Jíra | Stunts |
| Crew | Jaroslav Klenot | Stunts |
| Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
| Camera | Lenka Rambousková | Clapper Loader |
| Crew | Jaroslav Tomsa | Stunts |
| Production | Karel Škop | Production Manager |
| Production | Juraj Zach | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Jiří Vlach | Stunts |
| Camera | Jiří Macháně | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Ladislav Lahoda | Stunts |
| Production | Jiří Pavlásek | Assistant Production Manager |
| Sound | Petr Hapka | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jiří Holeček | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Jaromír Komárek | Still Photographer |