Lost Children (1957)
In the middle of the eighteenth century, at the time of the Prusso-Austrian War, a cuirassier, a hussar and an infantryman meet by chance and hide together in a secluded place. The war has left different marks on each of them, but they all long for normal human happiness. Although they initially have different attitudes towards military service, they are changed by their stay in seclusion and the atmosphere of life in a peasant cottage and refuse to return to the Austrian army. But all three Theresian "misfits" take up arms again, which they no longer want to touch, when the solitude is overrun by the Prussians. They manage to cover the escape of the family and their child, but pay with their lives.
Cast
- Gustáv Valach - Cuirassier
- Stanislav Fišer - Infantryman Václav
- Vladimír Hlavatý - Hussar
- Alena Vránová - Baruska
- Radovan Lukavský - Jira
- Karel Enzmann - Prussian officer
- Jan Maška - Soldier Safarík
- Vladimír Huber - Peasant
- Ladislav Gzela - Ziethen's hussar
- Vladimír Klemens - Ziethen's hussar
Screenplay
- František Daniel (Creative Producer)
- Jiří Brdečka (Story)
- Alois Jirásek (Short Story)
- Jiří Brdečka (Screenplay)
- Miloš Makovec (Screenplay)
Keywords
sacrifice, child murder, based on short story, 18th century
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lost Children about?
- In the middle of the eighteenth century, at the time of the Prusso-Austrian War, a cuirassier, a hussar and an infantryman meet by chance and hide together in a secluded place. The war has left different marks on each of them, but they all long for normal human happiness. Although they initially have different attitudes towards military service, they are changed by their stay in seclusion and the atmosphere of life in a peasant cottage and refuse to return to the Austrian army. But all three Theresian "misfits" take up arms again, which they no longer want to touch, when the solitude is overrun by the Prussians. They manage to cover the escape of the family and their child, but pay with their lives.
- Who directed Lost Children?
- Lost Children was directed by Miloš Makovec.
- Who stars in Lost Children?
- Lost Children stars Gustáv Valach, Stanislav Fišer, Vladimír Hlavatý, Alena Vránová, Radovan Lukavský, Karel Enzmann.
- How long is Lost Children?
- Lost Children has a runtime of 1h 25m (85 minutes).
- What genre is Lost Children?
- Lost Children is a Drama, History film.
- Where was Lost Children produced?
- Lost Children was produced in Czechoslovakia.