Rudá záře nad Kladnem

1h 30min

Drama

History

The year is 1918. Toník returns home from the front. In Kladno, where he arrives, things are seething with discontent. The Social Democrats are in government, but nothing has changed. Socialization has not been implemented, there is hunger and food is still being skimped on. The first news about a socialist state arrives from Russia. On May 1st, the workers' Kladno manifests its loyalty to the ideals of the Great October Socialist Revolution. In December 1920, a general strike is declared in Kladno as well. The workers arm themselves, workers' councils take over the administration of the city and are also established in the surrounding villages. An armed uprising is being prepared. However, the right-wing leadership of the Social Democratic Party attacks the workers in the back. The army is sent to Kladno...

Cast

Josef Bek

Josef Bek

Toník
Vlasta Chramostová

Vlasta Chramostová

Marka, Toník's wife
Marie Ježková

Marie Ježková

Vanek's wife
Vlasta Fabianová

Vlasta Fabianová

widow Rézina
Vilém Besser

Vilém Besser

worker Václav
Jarmila Kurandová

Jarmila Kurandová

widow Minarikova
Vladimír Leraus

Vladimír Leraus

František Soukup
Felix le Breux

Felix le Breux

editor Antonín Němec
Vladimír Řepa

Vladimír Řepa

minister Karel Prášek
Martin Růžek

Martin Růžek

district governor Rozsypal
František Vnouček

František Vnouček

Prime minister Vlastimil Tusar
Václav Kyzlink

Václav Kyzlink

Bohumír Šmeral
Věra Kleinhamplová

Věra Kleinhamplová

Maňka, daughter of Tonik and Marka
Renata Borová

Renata Borová

Maňka, daughter of Tonik and Marka
Karel Pavlík

Karel Pavlík

policeman
Josef Bláha

Josef Bláha

agricultural worker
Emil Bolek

Emil Bolek

chairman of the communist meeting
František Holar

František Holar

farm employee
Jan S. Kolár

Jan S. Kolár

director of large estates
Bohumil Křížek

Bohumil Křížek

messenger from Prague
Hynek Němec

Hynek Němec

agricultural worker
Jiří Němeček

Jiří Němeček

commander of soldiers
Miloš Willig

Miloš Willig

railwayman
Libuše Zemková

Libuše Zemková

Kladno's woman

Release date

24th Feb 1956

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Český