Advent (1957)
A ballad story from the life of the inhabitants of the Moravian Beskydy Mountains. The heroine is a young woman, Františka Plesníková. Františka's lover was killed by a falling tree before he could marry her, and the girl faced the bitter fate of a "roll" of illegitimate mother. Františka fought with all her might for a better life for her son Metúdek. For his sake, she eventually married an old widower farmer, Podešva. However, she soon realized that her marriage had not benefited either herself or her child.
Director:
Vladimír Vlček
Writer:
Vladimír Vlček
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Gustav Hilmar as Jura Podesva - farmer |
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Nina Jiránková as Frantiska Plesníková |
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Marie Vášová as Rozína |
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Vojtěch Rosenberg as Metúdek |
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Otto Lackovič as Jan |
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Zdeňka Baldová as herbewoman Marýna |
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Jarmila Kurandová as Plesnicka Metúdková |
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Jaroslav Vojta as Head forester |
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Milada Smolíková as Forester's wife |
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Eva Klepáčová as Stázka |
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Alois Cepek as Uncle Kysucan |
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Hynek Němec as Uncle Dracula |
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Stanislav Fišer as Fellow #1 |
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Jiří Němeček as Glassman Ondra |
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Bohumil Křížek as Fellow #2 |
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Miloš Willig as Fellow #3 |
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Josef Laža as |
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Zdeněk Bulava as |
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Vladimír Stárek as |
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Josef Šťastný as |
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Vojtěch Hyžák as |
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František Pavelka as |
| Directing | Jiří Mikeťuk | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Zdena Pavlátová | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jordan Balurov | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Vladimír Vlček | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jan Novák | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Adolf Hejzlar | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Miroslav Hrachovec | Production Design |
| Art | František Zajíček | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alois Schneiderka | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Růžena Adamcová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rudolf Hammer | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Štětina | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Jaroslav Řeřicha | Production Manager |
| Production | Přemek Longa | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Ludvík Podéšť | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
| Directing | Vladimír Vlček | Director |
| Writing | Jarmila Glazarová | Novel |
| Camera | Jaroslav Tuzar | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jiřina Lukešová | Editor |
| Sound | Emanuel Formánek | Sound |