Build a House, Plant a Tree

Build a House, Plant a Tree (1980)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1980-01-04
  • User Rating: 5.1/10 from 8 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 28min
  • Language: Slovenčina
  • Production Company: Slovenská filmová tvorba
  • Production Country: Czechoslovakia
  • Director: Juraj Jakubisko
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Summary

Juraj Jakubisko's first feature film after a forced nine-year-long break is a story about an unconventional man, Jozef Matúš. He arrives to a small village in eastern Slovakia to settle down and start a family. He is ready to subordinate everything to his goal. It all starts with stealing building material and ends with him disregarding those close to him to a point where his ambitions are turning against him. Build a House, Plant a Tree is a viewer-friendly film with a plot resembling a western, including several attractive action sequences.

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  • Pavel Nový

    as Jozef Matúš
  • Róbert Šurina

    as Ivan Šimiak
  • Jana Březinová

    as Helena Šimiaková
  • Ondřej Pavelka

    as Žiga
  • Gustav Opočenský

    as Emil Šimiak
  • Zdeněk Dušek

    as Ryšavý
  • Anton Šulík st.

    as Samo
  • Mikuláš Simko

    as Babiak
  • Viliam Hodoň

    as Major
  • Beata Znaková

    as Mária
  • Vilma Jamnická

    as Grandma Haňa
  • Ján Schwarzbacher

    as Deputy Dzuriak
  • Ivan Drozdy

    as Tóno Rosinec
  • Katarína Šoltésová

    as Grandma Haľa
  • Martin Sanitrár-Ľupták

    as Shepherd
  • Milan Šoltés

    as Driver
  • Ivan Laca

    as Police Officer
  • Jozef Vaš

    as Pensioner
  • Jozef Gavlák

    as Pensioner
  • Magda Gavláková

    as Samo's Wife
  • Mária Krajňáková

    as Katka
  • Petr Novotný

    as Assistant Driver
  • Pavol Simko

    as Traffic Manager
  • Ladislav Vojtko

    as Policeman
  • Oľga Zelková

    as Gatekeeper
  • Ján Šenšel

    as Man
  • Ondrej Sliacky

    as Forester
  • Štefan Kožka

    as Jozef Matúš (voice)
  • Božidara Turzonovová

    as Helena Šimiaková (voice)
  • Jozef Vajda

    as Žiga (voice)
  • Ladislav Chudík

    as Emil Šimiak (voice)
  • Stano Dančiak

    as Ryšavý (voice)
  • Elo Romančík

    as Babiak (voice)
  • Pavol Mikulík

    as Major (voice)
  • Oľga Vronská

    as Grandma Haňa (voice)
  • Vlado Černý

    as Traffic Manager (voice)
Directing Juraj Jakubisko Director
Sound Petr Hapka Original Music Composer
Writing Mikuláš Kováč Story
Writing Mikuláš Kováč Screenplay
Writing Lýdia Ragačová Screenplay
Camera Stanislav Doršic Director of Photography
Camera Vladimír Holloš Director of Photography
Crew Tibor Vichta Dramaturgy
Art Miloš Kalina Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Marie Franková Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Anna Hroššová Makeup Artist
Editing Alfréd Benčič Editor
Sound Eduard Palček Sound
Production Ján Mikláš Production Manager
Directing Ivan Korim First Assistant Director
Directing Ján Gogál Second Unit Director
Camera Jozef Košťál Assistant Camera
Art Stanislav Možný Property Master
Costume & Make-Up Alena Breceljová Costumer
Production Marián Postihač Unit Production Manager
Crew Magdaléna Krázelová Script
Camera Václav Polák Still Photographer
Sound Frigyes Hidas Conductor

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