The Return of the Prodigal Son (1966 film)
The Return of the Prodigal Son | |
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Directed by | Evald Schorm |
Written by | Evald Schorm |
Starring | Jan Kačer Jana Brejchová |
Cinematography | František Uldrich |
Edited by | Jiřina Lukešová |
Music by | Jan Klusák |
Production company | Filmové studio Barrandov |
Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Language | Czech |
The Return of the Prodigal Son (Czech: Návrat ztraceného syna) is a 1966 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Evald Schorm.[2][3] The film won Special Mention at Locarno International Film Festival in 1967.[4]
Cast[]
- Jan Kačer as Jan Šebek
- Jana Brejchová as Jana Šebková
- Jiří Menzel as Jiří
- as Doctor
- Dana Medřická as Olga
- as Jana's mother
- as Jana's father
- Jiřina Třebická as Nurse
- Jiří Kylián as Dancer Zdeněk
- Nina Divíšková as Young patient
Release[]
in 2012 the film was released on DVD by Criterion Collection as a part of the Pearls of a New Wave compilation.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ "The Return of the Prodigal Son". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ Táňa Bretyšová, ed. (2004). Czech feature film IV: 1961-1970. Národní filmový ústav.
- ^ Richard Taylor; Nancy Wood (2000). The BFI companion to Eastern European and Russian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 208.
- ^ Peter Cowie (1975). 50 major film-makers. A. S. Barnes. p. 233.
- ^ Noel Murray (May 2, 2012). "Eclipse Series 32: Pearls Of The Czech New Wave". AV Club. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ David Blakeslee (July 27, 2012). "A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Evald Schorm's Return of the Prodigal Son". Criterion Cast. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1967 films
- Czech-language films
- Czech films
- Czech drama films
- Czechoslovak films
- Czechoslovak drama films
- 1967 drama films
- Czechoslovak black-and-white films
- Films directed by Evald Schorm
- 1960s Czech film stubs