Páni kluci
| Páni kluci | |
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| Directed by | Věra Plívová-Šimková |
| Starring | Michal Dymek Petr Vorísek |
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Running time | 1h 25min |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Páni kluci is a 1976 Czech adventure film based on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.[1]
Plot
Tomas is a young mischievous boy living with his Uncle Vaclav and Aunt Apolena. Tomas is determined to win the heart of his crush, Blanka, by attempting to win a book of Old Bohemian Legends, which is their school’s best pupil. To win, students must collect commendation slips for good behavior. Knowing his own record is poor, Tomáš begins trading favors and services with other boys such as Hubert and Jozka to obtain their slips. When he still falls short, Tomas and his friends break into the principal’s office to steal a larger supply. At a school ceremony, Tomas is celebrated for having the most slips, but is found out, and in fear of getting punished by the school and by his aunt, Tomas and his friends fake their deaths and run away to Pokstejn Castle to camp. While in the castle, they find out that criminals Lezatka, Pajdak, and Petr, who have just used dynamite to rob the town’s savings bank and hidden their loot in the castle. While exploring the castle, they find the hidden loot, and go back to town to return it during their own funerals, for the townspeople think they have drowned. The boys are forgiven for their pranks, the police catches and arrests Lezatka, Padjdak, and Petr, and the boys become town heroes for their returning of the loot. Tomas end up winning the heart of Blanka as she eventually forgives him and kisses him.
Cast
- Michal Dymek - Tomás
- Petr Vorísek - Hubert
- Petr Stary - Jozka Vágner
- Magdalena Reifová - Blanka
- Iva Janžurová - aunt Apolena
References
- ^ Thomas S. Hischak (21 June 2012). American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and Their Adaptations. McFarland. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7864-9279-4.
External links
- Páni kluci at IMDb