The Wooden Village

Slovak movie is based on the novel by the prominent representative of Slovak prose František Hečka, who was in 1952 awarded the State Prize. The novel and the movie successfully capture the development of Slovak village after the liberation in 1945. The narrative is centred around the characters of the old Púplava, who after the liberation begins to organise a new village life, and his struggle for the construction of settlements Mrzáčky, burnt by the fascists. It is centred around the conflict, greatly reflecting the situation of the countryside at this time: the conflict between the rural poor and the rural rich. In the movie, a rich personal and emotional life of other heroes pulsate besides the main storyline. The movie ends with the final defeat of the reactionary forces by Communists in February 1948, taking over all power in the state of workers and peasants. - "The Wooden Village" is released in celebration of the 7th anniversary of the Communist February Victory.

Samuel Adamčík

Peter Púplava

Andrej Bagar

Martin Sechnár

Mária Bancíková

Zuza Sechnárová

Jozef Kroner

Karol Machata

Pavo Sechnár

Jozef Čierny

Oľga Sýkorová

Zdena Gruberová

Ján Bzdúch

Július Vašek

Ľudovít Reiter

Frída Bachletová

Božena Slabejová

Gejza Slameň

Mikuláš Bugár

Alžbeta Poničanová

• Andrej LettrichDirector
• Ján MináčScreenplay
• Jozef Alexander TalloScreenplay
• František HečkoNovel
• Josef MíčekDirector of Photography
• Tibor AndrašovanOriginal Music Composer
• Bedřich VoděrkaEditor

Release date

February 18, 1955

Status

Released

Original language

Slovak

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Drama