Nikola Šuhaj loupežník

Overview

The merging of reality with legend, the image of reality (Ruthenian Verkhovyna in the 1920s) and its reflection in people's minds - this is what characterizes the story of the modern Transcarpathian bandit Nikola Šuhaj, who "took from the rich and gave to the poor". Ivan Olbracht's novel from the 1930s, one of the artistic peaks of modern Czech prose, is a dramatic story about a war deserter, his love for the beautiful Eržica, a story about revenge for wrongs, persecution, betrayal and death. Šuhaj's fate merged with legends in people's memory. By combining elements of the past and the present, document and myth, the story turned into a ballad about how eternal and strong the human dream of freedom and happiness is.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 12, 1978

Original language

Czech

Spoken languages

Czech

Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production

Československá televize Praha

Cast

Josef Bek,Josef Vondráček,Jaroslav Kotrba,Jaroslav Pešice,Miloš Šustr,Vlastimil Slezák,Karel Hlušička,Dana Medřická,Jana Vaňková,Miloslav Homolaand 30 more

Director

Evžen Sokolovský

Writer

Ludvík Kundera,Ivan Olbracht

Cinematography

Vladimír Opletal

Music

Zdeněk Pololáník

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1733239