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The Road Back

The Road Back

The Road Back

1959•1h 32m•

★4.0(5 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Three young men carry out a failed robbery of the box office of the Blaník cinema in Prague with tragic consequences. Only one of them has a chance to redeem himself.

Director

Writers

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Main Cast

Eduard Cupák

Eduard Cupák

František Pastyřík

Josef Vinklář

Josef Vinklář

Dan Čihák

Jana Dítětová

Jana Dítětová

Tonka

Oldřich Slavík

Oldřich Slavík

Karel Kučera

Karel Máj

Karel Máj

Karel Höger

Karel Höger

Pastyřík

František Vnouček

František Vnouček

Josef Kučera

Bohumil Šmída

Bohumil Šmída

Čihák

Václav Lohniský

Václav Lohniský

Josef

Blanka Waleská

Blanka Waleská

Kučerová

Marie Rosůlková

Marie Rosůlková

Čiháková

Ladislav Kazda

Ladislav Kazda

Bedřich

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Václav Krška
First Assistant Director: Jaroslav Beránek
Assistant Director: Zdena Štekrová
Assistant Director: Ivan Roch

Writing

Screenplay: Pavel Kohout
Creative Producer: František Břetislav Kunc
Story: Pavel Kohout

Production

Executive Producer: Bohumil Šmída
Production Manager: Antonín Bedřich
Unit Production Manager: František Štěpánek

Music & Sound

Sound Effects: Bohumír Brunclík
Conductor: František Belfín
Original Music Composer: Harry Macourek
Conductor: Karel Krautgartner
Sound: Adolf Böhm

Cinematography

Assistant Camera: Josef Pechar
Assistant Camera: Jiří Tarantík
Assistant Camera: Miroslav Ondříček
Director of Photography: Jaroslav Tuzar

Editing

Editor: Jan Kohout

Art Direction

Production Design: Bohuslav Kulič
Set Decoration: Josef Pavlík
Set Decoration: Vladimír Huja

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Fernand Vácha
Costumer: Milena Záhorská
Costumer: Pavla Stahlová
Makeup & Hair: Libuše Švejdová
Makeup & Hair: Jan Valkoun
Makeup & Hair: Miloslav Jandera

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "Cesta zpátky" (CS).

#2

The runtime is 92 minutes (1h 32m).

#3

The film was directed by Václav Krška.

#4

The screenplay was written by Pavel Kohout.

#5

The score was composed by Harry Macourek.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Jaroslav Tuzar.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0051467.

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Rating

4.0/10

Mixed

5 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Cesta zpátky

Status:

Released

Language:

Český

Country of Origin:

Czechoslovakia

Production Companies:

Filmové studio Barrandov

Filmové studio Barrandov