Katka

1950 1h 31m SK

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 6

Comedy

Synopsis

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Strong-willed peasant girl Katka disobeys her father and heads to the city to work in a factory, where no one knows quite what to make of her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Božena Obrová
Katka Jakubová
Július Pántik
Šimon
Hana Sarvašová
Viera
František Dibarbora
Dodo Kupčík
Ružena Struhárová
Ula
Mária Hanusková
Jolana Hollá-Mažáriová
Oľga Vronská

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ján Kadár
Writers: František Petro, Ivan Bukovčan, Ivan Bukovčan
Languages: Slovak
Countries: Czechoslovakia

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ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ján Kadár, shot by Josef Míček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tibor Andrašovan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marie Kopecká shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Božena Obrová and Július Pántik and Hana Sarvašová carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ján Kadár directs. Josef Míček behind the camera. Tibor Andrašovan scores. Marie Kopecká cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Czechoslovakia. Dialogue in Slovak.

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176 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Ján Kadár, shot by Josef Míček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Tibor Andrašovan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Marie Kopecká shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Božena Obrová and Július Pántik and Hana Sarvašová carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0041538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.