The Krakonos and the Skiers

Overview

Matej and Jenda, two of the eight children of the poor Pelc family in the Giant Mountains, help in a glass works where the oldest brother Francek works. They hide into a tub not to be seen by supervisors checking on the ban of children labor. They miss the Epiphany carol (songs and treats door-to-door) and all neighbor village boys again on them in all the neighbor houses. On their way home they are passed by a fast moving big man with a large backpack. The boys send the customs officers, who are pursuing the strange man, to the opposite direction. The man then thanks them and rewards them the next day. Based on fairy-tales and legends the boys think the man is Krakonos (the giant living and ruling in the Giant Mountains).

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 23, 1981

Original language

Czech

Spoken languages

Czech, German

Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast

Jan Kehár,Luboš Hloušek,Marie Horáková,Václav Helšus,Karel Smrž,Milan Novotný,Jiří Krytinář,Jiří Prýmek,Miroslav Vladyka,Zora Kerovaand 26 more

Director

Věra Plívová-Šimková

Writer

Petr Hapka,Jana Knitlová

Cinematography

Emil Sirotek

Music

Petr Hapka

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0174827