In 1947 by the Beskid mountains, the traces of war still linger, destroyed tanks dispersed throughout the farmland creating an eerie backdrop. This film follows a ten-year-old boy and the strange visions he encounters, his world of fantasy exacerbated with ample time, space, and a lack of companionship or guidance. We see the adults that influence and dominate his life, for better or for worse. Surreal and packed with an excellent study of human emotions and motivations compounded by their rural, isolated vacuum of a town, this is a timeless and severely underrated film from a brilliant Czech director.
Unfortunately the movie The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | František Vláčil | Director |
Writing | Václav Erben | Creative Producer |
Writing | Ladislav Fuks | Novel |
Writing | Jiří Fried | Screenplay |
Crew | Oldřich Železný | Dramaturgy |
Camera | Jiří Ondráček | Camera Operator |
Camera | Vladimír Murat | Assistant Camera |
Art | Jaromír Švarc | Production Design |
Art | Roman Květoň | Assistant Production Design |
Art | Ladislav Winkelhöfer | Set Decoration |
Art | Libor Čížek | Set Decoration |
Art | Jiří Žák | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Marie Rosenfelderová | Costumer |
Costume & Make-Up | Alena Zoubková | Costumer |
Costume & Make-Up | Naděžda Záhoráková | Costumer |
Costume & Make-Up | František Havlíček | Makeup & Hair |
Costume & Make-Up | Miloš Kohout | Makeup & Hair |
Costume & Make-Up | Jana Jarolímková | Makeup & Hair |
Editing | Magda Hájková | Assistant Editor |
Sound | František Fabián | Sound |
Crew | Jiří Milfait | Special Effects |
Crew | Jaroslav Klenot | Stunts |
Crew | Jaroslav Šanda | Stunts |
Production | Jaroslav Solnička | Production Manager |
Production | Milan Štěch | Unit Production Manager |
Production | Ludmila Venclíková | Unit Production Manager |
Production | František Nejedlý | Assistant Production Manager |
Production | Luboš Kozák | Assistant Production Manager |
Camera | Vítězslava Marčíková | Clapper Loader |
Camera | Lenka Mojžíšová | Clapper Loader |
Lighting | Jiří Novák | Gaffer |
Camera | Miloslav Mirvald | Still Photographer |
Sound | Milan Dvořák | Original Music Composer |
Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
Sound | Eva Pilarová | Vocals |
Writing | Ladislav Nezdařil | Lyricist |
Sound | Karel Černoch | Vocals |
Writing | Jiří Křižan | Dialogue |
Editing | Miroslav Hájek | Editor |
Camera | František Uldrich | Director of Photography |