A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 1, 1986
Original Title:
Muž na drátě
Genres:
Crime | Drama
Production Companies:
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
The protagonist is the ordinary and still blameless Evžen Macík, who one day, while waiting for his lover Maria, witnesses a robbery of a savings bank. When the robber drops a briefcase with half a million in loot, the loot falls in front of Evžen, who can't resist, picks it up and disappears. He knows that someone might have seen him at the scene of the crime, so he turns himself in as a witness to Captain Richter, who is investigating the case. Shortly thereafter, however, Maciek is contacted by the robber, who begins to force him to hand over the money with constant threats, initially only by telephone. In addition to pressure from the robber, pressure from the police is added because Captain Richter correctly suspects that Macík is hiding something from him. The mounting pressure leads to Eugene starting to make mistakes.
Assistant Camera:
Jiří Maxa
Assistant Editor:
Ruth Kubalíková
Erika Vojáčková
Assistant Production Design:
Jaroslav Řeřicha
Camera Operator:
Jan Kváča
Clapper Loader:
Ivana Vlčková
Conductor:
Dežo Ursiny
Costume Design:
Šárka Hejnová
Costumer:
Ludmila Ondráčková
Iva Bártová
Creative Producer:
Josef Císař
Director:
Julius Matula
Director of Photography:
Ivan Šlapeta
Dramaturgy:
Karel Cop
Editor:
Dalibor Lipský
First Assistant Director:
Zuzana Zemanová-Hojdová
Václav Křístek
Makeup & Hair:
Blanka Haltufová
Zdena Prchlíková
František Pilný
Original Music Composer:
Dežo Ursiny
Production Design:
Ludvík Široký
Production Manager:
Jan Syrový
Screenplay:
Martin Bezouška
Julius Matula
Script:
Marie Beránková
Set Decoration:
Milan Šebo
Radovan Cirhan
Karel Kracík
Miloš Sršeň
Milan Šefrna
Sound:
Antonín Kravka
Still Photographer:
Miroslav Jirsa
Story:
Martin Bezouška
Stunts:
Pavel Myslík
František Jákl
Jiří Kraus
Karel Engel
Unit Production Manager:
Věra Lukášová
Lev Veltrubský
Helena Landovská
Vocals:
Miro Žbirka
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