Director:
Jiří SlavíčekCámara:
Karel DeglMúsica:
Julius KalašReparto:
Vladimír Šmeral, Josef Beyvl, Karel Pavlík, Marie Kautská, František Holar, Josef Maršálek, Oldřich Vykypěl, Běla Jurdová, František Klika, Viktor Očásek, Irena Bernátová, Jiřina Bílá, Emil Kavan (más)Sinopsis(1)
Shortly after the end of the Second World War. The whole country is striving to recover its economic life, but in some places there really seems to be a hitch. For example, on the construction site of the Koudelák company, nothing is quite as it should be. The assistant Beránek is warning the owner of the construction company that the building they are working on is not safe enough. He discusses the irregularities at the construction site with Koudelák's daughter Alena, whom he takes to a dancing party to celebrate his birthday. But Alena doesn't want to hear about it. The next day, Beránek is found lying unconscious in the light shaft of the house in which Alena lives, as does the foreman Klimeš with whom Beránek had a fight over the work. Beránek dies on the way to the hospital. His murder is being investigated by criminologists Zouplna and Šimák, who is a specialist in the black market. Several people are suspected of murder: foreman Klimeš, black marketer Matuška, Alena, and her beloved Bártl. But Šimák discovers a different murderer. He invites everyone involved to the construction site that evening and there reveals the real killer - the building contractor Koudelák. (texto oficial de la distribuidora)
(más)Reseñas (2)
I'm expanding my horizons when it comes to Czech cinema, and so I came across this piece, which was completely unknown to me before. Given the time and foreign films that were being made, this is essentially a Czech noir film, with a classic crime plot that unfortunately loses some seriousness due to the setting, even though the authors try to incorporate noir elements. Unfortunately, there is no hero who would dominate the film. Instead, it remains a small-town investigation, accompanied by music that tries to build tension in certain scenes. In terms of atmosphere, it works quite well, but the second half is weaker and somewhat boring. On the other hand, I still have the feeling that, considering its time and the fact that the Czechs are playing with a genre that is not their classic and still occasionally evokes films for nostalgic viewers, a film has been created that definitely deserves above-average rating.
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An up-and-coming crime drama - for being made in 1949, it could easily have been even more involved, but thankfully it's not. The casting of Josef Beyvl in the role of the chief inspector seemed very strange to me at first - somehow I still couldn't imagine how this good-humored guy would uncover all the wrongdoings and find the murderer... But as time went on, it became more and more clear that everything would eventually be explained by the much more criminal-minded Vladimir Šmeral, and everything was fine. Probably my favorite scene was the one with the discovery of the body and the subsequent exploration of the skylight. And that very dark Kalash music! By the way, Karel Pavlík as Koudelák looked like he was sent to us from the best Hollywood noir films.
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