The Thirteenth Chamber (1969)
Twelve-year old Kosta, a little boy of an overactive imagination, makes friends with equally sensitive eleven-year old Blanka. Fantasy leads the two children to the forgotten attic in the house of Blanka's parents. For them, this is the forbidden "thirteenth chamber," and to Kosta, an old glass vase becomes a magic ball with the help of which he can play his favorite play "on fate". The children observe the adults and unconsciously sense that something has gone wrong in Blanka's family. Her dad is a physician and her mother is not happy with him, still recollecting her former wooer Petr who left for India upon his graduation.
Director:
Otakar Vávra
Writers:
Otakar Vávra, Vladimír Neff.
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Martin Růžek as |
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Květa Fialová as |
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Marcela Jelínková as |
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Vlastimil Brodský as |
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Jan Buršík as Kosťa |
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Krzysztof Chamiec as Petr |
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Marie Brožová as |
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Vlasta Jelínková as |
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Blažena Vernerová as |
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Milan Zezula as Sculptor |
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Jan Kraus as Kosťa (voice) |
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Miloš Willig as Petr (voice) |
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Oldřich Velen as Sculptor (voice) |
| Writing | Otakar Vávra | Screenplay |
| Sound | František Strangmüller | Sound |
| Art | Karel Škvor | Production Design |
| Directing | Otakar Vávra | Director |
| Sound | Jiří Srnka | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Juraj Šajmovič | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Antonín Zelenka | Editor |
| Directing | Jiří Růžička | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Vlastimil Malaska | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Vladimír Neff | Novel |
| Camera | Rudolf Jokl | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Zdenka Petřková | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Vladimír Neff | Screenplay |
| Production | Jaroslav Kučera | Production Manager |
| Production | Hubert Novotný | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Blažková | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jarmila Romanová | Costumer |
| Art | Jiří Čermák | Set Decoration |
| Production | Karel Feix | Executive Producer |
| Art | Eva Slívová | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josef Mann | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Taťána Bargárová | Assistant Production Manager |
| Writing | Ester Krumbachová | Lyricist |
| Production | Zdeňka Černá | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naděžda Hanáková | Costume Design |
| Writing | Miloš Brož | Creative Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jana Bozděchová | Makeup & Hair |