Directed by:
Jiří HanibalCinematography:
Josef VanišComposer:
Evžen IllínCast:
David Schneider, Rudolf Deyl ml., František Vicena, Josef Větrovec, Zdeněk Ornest, Jiřina Jirásková, Slávka Budínová, Josef Hlinomaz, P. Mašek, D. Materna (more)Plots(1)
The Karpíšek married couple, both doctors, are leaving for London for two months on business. They entrust their five-year old son Jožánek to the care of their neighbour, Mrs Pokorná. Jožánek is not pleased with the arrangement. He would rather wait for his parents at the house of his grandfather, a ferryman in Kralovice. On the following day after his parents' departure, the boy runs away to join his grandfather. His journey proves more difficult than he had imagined, but with the help of kind people he finally succeeds. The grandfather is a little angry with the boy but lets him stay. After that, Jožánek enjoys wonderful days: he catches fish with his grandfather, learns how to swim, sails on the barge and the donkey Kylian takes both of them to town shopping. But the boy also learns about a problem that worries his grandfather. A new bridge has been built across the river, people no longer need a ferryman, and grandfather must leave his cottage to move into an old people's home. Jožánek feels sorry for his grandfather and wants him to move his cottage to another place along the river and then move in with them in Prague when the summer is over. His grandson's words encourage the old man to act. He cancels his application at the old people's home and, together with his friends, pulls down his home to build a summer cottage from the materials. He moves to his son's villa in Prague, and in the garden house there is even enough space for the donkey Kylian. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
David Schneider
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
On the Trail of Blood (1969)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Rudolf Deyl ml.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
František Vicena
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Poslední dopis (1973) (TV movie)
Hope (1963)
Josef Větrovec
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Stolen Airship (1966)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
Svatební cesta do Jiljí (1983) (TV movie)
Zdeněk Ornest
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Věc Makropulos (1970) (theatrical recording)
Pozor, vizita! (1981)
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
Jiřina Jirásková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Slávka Budínová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Kolya (1996)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
Josef Hlinomaz
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
P. Mašek
Best movies:
Grandpa, Kylian and I (1966)
D. Materna
Best movies:
Grandpa, Kylian and I (1966)
Táňa Václavová
Best movies:
Grandpa, Kylian and I (1966)
Velké trápení (1974)
Karlsbade Ponnys (1971)
Jana Marková
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
All My Compatriots (1968)
Lenin, Lord and Mother (1990)
Karel Pavlík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Men About Town (1969)
Vladimír Navrátil
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
The Assassination (1964)
Ilona Kubásková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The White Lady (1965)
Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1959)
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949)
Vladimír Linka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
The Stolen Airship (1966)
The Incredibly Sad Princess (1968)