People From Caravans

1966 1h 27m CS

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Story about the people around the circus and the unfortunate love of a young man an acrobat. Before the dispute escalates so much that, according to the old clown, Vincek ends up with a noose on his back and Lotyš in a bass, fate intervenes and the young acrobat is called up to the war, where he serves with the dragoons. After serving his time and being released into civilian life, he sets out to find the National with his beloved Nina. However, she has not been with the circus for almost a whole year. Her parents took her away and Vincek, to the chagrin of his friends and the principal, decides to go looking for her. After a long journey, he finds his beloved in the Russian Kuznecki circus, but she has changed a lot during the years of separation. A simple girl in love has turned into a calculating, ambitious woman who desires money above all. But Vincek doesn't have you.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jozef Kroner
Clown
Jan Tříska
akrobat Vincek
Emília Vášáryová
Nina
Martin Růžek
Lotyš
Dana Medřická
Gruzínka
Čestmír Řanda
ředitel
Ilja Prachař
Reimann
Jarmila Smejkalová

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martin Frič
Writers: Antonín Máša, Martin Frič
Languages: Czech
Countries: Czechoslovakia

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martin Frič, shot by Jan Stallich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jozef Kroner and Jan Tříska and Emília Vášáryová carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060629 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Martin Frič directs. Jan Stallich behind the camera. Zdeněk Liška scores. Jan Kohout cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Czechoslovakia. Dialogue in Czech.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
260 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Martin Frič, shot by Jan Stallich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Zdeněk Liška. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jan Kohout shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jozef Kroner and Jan Tříska and Emília Vášáryová carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0060629 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.