Predjarie (1961)
During the Slovak National Uprising, even ordinary people were determined to perform heroic deeds, even though they knew they were exposing themselves to great danger. The heroine of this film, a simple country woman, has a hard time paying for her bravery: she is sentenced to death, postponed for now so that she can nurse her recently born baby. She is even offered salvation if she betrays, but the presence of a member of the Soviet army infuses her with determination and hope. Early Spring belongs to the usual schematic, lifeless staged views of the subject that the communist regime has elevated to the level of sacred matter.
Director:
Vladimír Bahna
Writer:
Vladimír Bahna
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Zdena Gruberová as |
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František Dibarbora as |
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Rimma Shorokhova as |
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Mária Bancíková as |
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Dezsö Király as |
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Karol Machata as |
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Samuel Adamčík as |
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Vojtech Bugár as |
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Branislav Koreň as |
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Jenö Siposs as |
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Oľga Adamčíková as |
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Ján Mildner as |
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Jolana Bullová as |
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Darina Chmúrová as |
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Juraj Šebok as |
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Anton Mrvečka as |
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Zsigmond Turner as |
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Ernest Pauš as |
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József Rozsár as |
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Jozef Dóczy as |
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Vlado Müller as |
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Karol Badáni as |
| Writing | Vladimír Bahna | Screenplay |
| Sound | Šimon Jurovský | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Vladimír Bahna | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michal Jurkovič | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anton Krajčovič | Costume Design |
| Crew | Štefan Sokol | Dramaturgy |
| Production | Ladislav Ondreička | Line Producer |
| Lighting | Milan Kovačič | Gaffer |
| Editing | Margita Tomášková | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Ján Mikláš | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Ernest Pauš | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pavol Sarvaš | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Augustín Riccini | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdena Šukalová | Costumer |
| Art | Jozef Suchý | Property Master |
| Production | Vladimír Zimmer | Production Manager |
| Sound | Bohumír Brunclík | Sound Effects |
| Art | Jiří Červík | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Margita Skoumalová | Still Photographer |
| Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
| Camera | Juraj Ježo | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Štefan Koller | Costumer |
| Crew | Magdaléna Fauthová | Script |
| Camera | František Lukeš | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bedřich Voděrka | Editor |
| Directing | Vladimír Bahna | Director |
| Sound | Ondrej Polomský | Sound |
| Art | Anton Krajčovič | Production Design |