Director:
Jiří WeissCámara:
Karel DeglMúsica:
E. F. BurianReparto:
Vítězslav Vejražka, Ladislav Herbert Struna, Marie Nademlejnská, Jindřich Plachta, Miloš Nedbal, Bohuš Záhorský, Jiří Plachý st., Saša Rašilov st., Viola Zinková, Otomar Krejča st. (más)Sinopsis(1)
The wooden footbridge which replaced the stone bridge destroyed in the war doesn't accommodate the needs of the town. The situation will have to be solved by a new construction. The first prize in the competition for the new design is given by the Municipal National Committee to the young manager of the newly established building cooperative František Rýdl. His competitor Novotný doesn't want to accept losing such an advantageous contract. He gets together with the secretary of the Municipal National Committee Dr Dvořák and with the rich businessman Krofta. These plotters use the fact that Rýdl's plan involves demolishing several houses and destroying Krofta's beautiful garden to set the inhabitants of the affected homes and some of the members of the Municipal National Committee against Rýdl. They use bribery, threats and evil actions against Rýdl's cooperative to achieve their aims. However, Krofta's employee Hrubý manages to get hold of the documents which prove Krofta guilty of illegal activity. The plans of Rýdl's opponents, who only worked for their personal gain, are revealed. The people learn the truth and Rýdl can start building, together with his loyal workers, the new bridge which will stand for the benefit of all. (texto oficial de la distribuidora)
(más)Reseñas (1)
In the office of the secretary of the national committee, there are pictures of Beneš, Masaryk, and Stalin hanging next to each other in a prominent place. In the same historical atmosphere, this film is being made, clearly advocating for the emerging socialist order and specifically for nationalized industry. However, it is not an orthodox building film, as the main role is played by human calculation, trickery, and slyness, accompanying the public tendering and assignment. With almost all of the numerous characters, we encounter some form of selfishness, self-centeredness, and often even such stupidity that even the intentionally positive characters did not seem particularly sympathetic to me (except for the main protagonist, whose unwavering altruism is one of the few explicitly black and white things in this film). Today's viewers will certainly be interested in the circumstances of public tendering, which are still unchanged, such as commissions for council members, personal favors, manipulation of the public, etc...
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