Long Live the Republic!
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| name = Long Live the Republic!
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| director = Karel Kachyňa
| producer =
| writer = Karel Kachyňa
Jan Procházka
| narrator =
| starring = Zdeněk Lstibůrek
Naděžda Gajerová
Vlado Müller
| music = Jan Novák
| cinematography = Jaromír Šofr
| editing = Miroslav Hájek
| studio = Filmové studio Barrandov
| distributor = Ústřední půjčovna filmů
| released = {{Film date|1965|11|05|df=y}}
| runtime = 132 minutes
| country = Czechoslovakia
| language = Czech
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Long Live the Republic! ({{langx|cs|Ať žije republika}}) is a 1965 Czechoslovak film directed by Karel Kachyňa and written by Jan Procházka. Set in a Moravian village in 1945, it follows a story of a 12-year-old boy named Piňda.{{cite web|url=https://www.filmovyprehled.cz/cs/film/396660/at-zije-republika| title=Ať žije republika | website=Filmový přehled|language=cs}}
Cast
- Zdeněk Lstibůrek as Oldřich Vařeka called Piňda
- Naděžda Gajerová as Oldřich's mother
- Vlado Müller as Oldřich's father
- Gustáv Valach as Cyril Vitlich
- Yuriy Nazarov as Soviet officer
- Iva Janžurová as Bertýna Petrželová
- Jindra Rathová as Vitlich's wife
- Jaroslava Vysloužilová as Veverka
- Eduard Bredun as Russian soldier Vasily
- Jiří Chmelař as Vašák
Awards
- 1965 San Sebastián Film Festival Best film in International Competition
- 1965 San Sebastián Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize
References
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External links
- {{imdb title|id=0058924}}
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Category:Czechoslovak drama films
Category:1960s Czech-language films
Category:Czech black-and-white films
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