Summary
Middle-aged Antonin and his friends, the major, now retired, and the canon, are in the river, swimming and philosophizing. Then it starts to rain. It just seems to be that sort of summer.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Comfort watch
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 71Audiences 68GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer71%
IMDb6.9
Audience score69%
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.4/5
Running time
1 h 14 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −26 min on the typical 100
typical 10074Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries
Released
1968
May 24, 1968
58 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
Czech
Original language
Made in
XC
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
14 of 14
Rudolf HrušínskýAntonín Důra
Míla MyslíkováKaterina Durová
Vlastimil BrodskýMajor Hugo
František ŘehákCanon Roch
Jana PreissováAnna
Jiří MenzelArnoštek
Bohuš ZáhorskýStarik- VJVlasta JelínkováSluzebna
- AVAlois VachekMan in pub
- BKBohumil KoškaMan in pub
- KHKarel HovorkaMan in pub
- PBPavel BošekMayor
- APAntonín PražákPoliceman
- VPVladimír PátekMan in pub
Directing · 3
- Jiří Menzel Director, Screenplay
- Miloš Kohout First Assistant Director
- Anna Pokorná Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Václav Nývlt Screenplay
- Vladislav Vančura Novel
- Ladislav Fikar Creative Producer
Production · 4
- Bohumil Šmída Executive Producer
- Jaroslav Vágner Unit Production Manager
- Zdeněk Oves Production Manager
- Richard Němec Unit Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Jaromír Šofr Director of Photography
- Petr Čech Camera Operator
- Jiří Kučera Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Jiřina Lukešová Editor
Sound · 3
- Jiří Šust Original Music Composer
- František Belfín Conductor
- Jiří Pavlík Sound
Art · 4
- Oldřich Bosák Production Design
- Vladimír Ježek Set Decoration
- Karel Kracík Set Decoration
- Ladislav Winkelhöfer Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Olga Dimitrovová Costume Design
- František Sadílek Costumer
- Růžena Richterová Makeup & Hair
- Marie Broncová Costumer
- Rudolf Hammer Makeup & Hair
- Marie Machová Makeup & Hair
Other crew · 3
- Vladimír Kalina Dramaturgy
- Jan Libora Dramaturgy
- Luboš Ogoun Choreographer
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