Nikola Shuhai
97 mins
At the end of the First World War, Nikola Shuhai and his friend from the army desert. On the way home, to the village of Kolochava, they both find refuge with baby Jaga. Jaga mixes them a drink to protect them from the deadly bullets. The bachelors must promise to marry her daughters in exchange for a drink, or they will be punished. Nikola finds his home village in poverty. He stands against the powerful and the rich, and they turn the gendarmes against him. Nikola hides from them in the woods, where he will remain even after the end of the war, because nothing has changed for the villagers. Out of poverty and hopelessness, other men join Nikola and together they raid the wealthy. Nikola distributes the obtained booty to the poor and needy, who see him as their protector and hero.
Lubomír Kaválek
Assistant Director
Josef Pitrák
Assistant Director
Ivan Olbracht
Novel
Karel Degl
Director of Photography
Václav Pazderník
Assistant Camera
Josef Novotný
Assistant Camera
Ferdinand Fiala
Production Design
Ina Kubová-Žáková
Set Decoration
Antonín Michalčík
Costume Design
František Říha
Costumer
Pavla Stahlová
Costumer
Karel Marek
Makeup & Hair
Antonín Zelenka
Editor
Emil Poledník
Sound
František Milič
Production Manager
Otakar Pařík
Conductor
Karel Feix
Executive Producer
Jaroslav Křička
Original Music Composer
Jiří Patočka
Unit Production Manager
Miroslav Šimonek
Unit Production Manager