Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination on his side, and a wiry toughness they can’t defeat. The village is in turmoil, because the Nazi occupiers have just retreated and the Red Army is advancing. Oldrich dodges amid the mayhem and panic, taking his share of blows but always managing to stay one step ahead. Beautifully shot and darkly ironic, Karel Kachyna’s forgotten masterpiece jumbles reality, memory and fantasy to capture the intensity and confusion of childhood in a war zone.
Unfortunately the movie Long Live the Republic is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Ladislav Fikar | Creative Producer |
Art | Leoš Karen | Production Design |
Writing | Jan Procházka | Creative Producer |
Production | Jaromír Kallista | Assistant Production Manager |
Writing | Karel Kachyňa | Screenplay |
Production | Karel Vejřík | Unit Production Manager |
Production | Bohumil Šmída | Executive Producer |
Production | Erich Švabík | Executive Producer |
Production | Artur Stacha | Unit Production Manager |
Sound | Jan Novák | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Jan Procházka | Screenplay |
Directing | Karel Kachyňa | Director |
Editing | Miroslav Hájek | Editor |
Directing | František Sádek | First Assistant Director |
Directing | Lubomír Břinčil | Assistant Director |
Camera | Jiří Pospíšil | Assistant Camera |
Directing | Zdena Kracíková | Assistant Director |
Directing | Milada Mikešová | First Assistant Director |
Camera | Jaromír Šofr | Director of Photography |
Camera | Jiří Macák | Assistant Camera |
Sound | Jiří Lenoch | Sound |
Costume & Make-Up | Rudolf Buneš | Makeup & Hair |
Writing | Jan Procházka | Story |
Art | Ladislav Winkelhöfer | Set Decoration |
Production | Erik Hubáček | Production Manager |
Costume & Make-Up | Alena Hejdánková | Makeup & Hair |
Costume & Make-Up | Ester Krumbachová | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Věra Kubíková | Costumer |
Art | Jiří Žůček | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Stanislav Petřek | Makeup & Hair |
Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
Costume & Make-Up | Vlastimil Hasala | Costumer |
Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
Production | Vladimír Vojta | Production Manager |
Production | Ctibor Jeřábek | Assistant Production Manager |
Costume & Make-Up | Olga Dimitrovová | Costume Design |
Production | Vladimír Tišer | Assistant Production Manager |
Camera | Jiří Macháně | Camera Operator |