Who Looks for Gold? (1974)
When he returns to Prague from a stint in the Army, Lada does not seem to fit in anywhere, and he cannot get the hang of the system of deliberately underperforming on the job. His girlfriend tries to keep him in the city with a variety of stratagems, but he eventually takes a job as a truck driver on a dam-building project. He uses the truck to visit his girl on weekends. Ingenuous, he is unaware that the truck is being used for black-market smuggling, and that his girlfriend two-times on him when he cannot arrange to leave on time for his weekend.
Director: Jiří Menzel
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 98 min
Release Date: December 20, 1974
Cast
- Jan Hrušínský - hodinář Láďa Kratochvíl
- Jana Giergielová - kadeřnice Petra
- Július Pántik - řidič Miky Polievka
- Alois Liškutín - vedoucí autoprovozu Dalibor
- František Husák - Pepík Němec
- Míla Myslíková - kantýnská Marcela
- František Řehák - otec Petry
- Blažena Holišová - matka Petry
- Vlasta Jelínková - babička
- Blanka Lormanová - Láďova sestra
Screenplay
- Zdeněk Svěrák (Screenplay)
- Zdeněk Svěrák (Lyricist)
- Jiří Štaidl (Lyricist)
- Vojtěch Měšťan (Screenplay)
- Miloš Brož (Creative Producer)
Music: Angelo Michajlov
Cinematography: Jaromír Šofr
Editing: Jiřina Lukešová
Production: Filmové studio Barrandov
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Original Language: cs
More Films by Director: Jiří Menzel
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Who Looks for Gold? about?
- When he returns to Prague from a stint in the Army, Lada does not seem to fit in anywhere, and he cannot get the hang of the system of deliberately underperforming on the job. His girlfriend tries to keep him in the city with a variety of stratagems, but he eventually takes a job as a truck driver on a dam-building project. He uses the truck to visit his girl on weekends. Ingenuous, he is unaware that the truck is being used for black-market smuggling, and that his girlfriend two-times on him when he cannot arrange to leave on time for his weekend.
- Who directed Who Looks for Gold??
- Who Looks for Gold? was directed by Jiří Menzel.
- Who stars in Who Looks for Gold??
- Who Looks for Gold? stars Jan Hrušínský, Jana Giergielová, Július Pántik, Alois Liškutín, František Husák, Míla Myslíková.
- How long is Who Looks for Gold??
- Who Looks for Gold? has a runtime of 1h 38m (98 minutes).
- What genre is Who Looks for Gold??
- Who Looks for Gold? is a Drama film.
- Where was Who Looks for Gold? produced?
- Who Looks for Gold? was produced in Czechoslovakia.