Nikola Shuhai
- Drama
Overview
At the end of the First World War, Nikola Shuhai and his friend from the army desert. On the way home, to the village of Kolochava, they both find refuge with baby Jaga. Jaga mixes them a drink to protect them from the deadly bullets. The bachelors must promise to marry her daughters in exchange for a drink, or they will be punished. Nikola finds his home village in poverty. He stands against the powerful and the rich, and they turn the gendarmes against him. Nikola hides from them in the woods, where he will remain even after the end of the war, because nothing has changed for the villagers. Out of poverty and hopelessness, other men join Nikola and together they raid the wealthy. Nikola distributes the obtained booty to the poor and needy, who see him as their protector and hero.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 28, 1947
- Original language
- Czech
- Spoken languages
- Czech
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Production
- Československá filmová společnost
- Cast
- František Kovářík,Hermína Vojtová,Helena Bártlová,Josef Hořánek,Emanuel Kovařík,Hana Maria Pravda,Vítězslav Vejražka,Jiří Dohnal,Jana Romanová,Zdeněk Šavrdaand 51 more
- Director
- Miroslav J. Krňanský
- Producer
- Karel Feix
- Cinematography
- Karel Degl
- Music
- Jaroslav Křička
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0302862