The Krakonos and the Skiers (1981)

The Krakonos and the Skiers (1981)

1981-01-23 Czechoslovakia 72 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Matej and Jenda, two of the eight children of the poor Pelc family in the Giant Mountains, help in a glass works where the oldest brother Francek works. They hide into a tub not to be seen by supervisors checking on the ban of children labor. They miss the Epiphany carol (songs and treats door-to-door) and all neighbor village boys again on them in all the neighbor houses. On their way home they are passed by a fast moving big man with a large backpack. The boys send the customs officers, who are pursuing the strange man, to the opposite direction. The man then thanks them and rewards them the next day. Based on fairy-tales and legends the boys think the man is Krakonos (the giant living and ruling in the Giant Mountains).

Cast

Milan Padalík is Jenda Pelč
Jenda Pelč
Jan Kreidl is Matěj, Jendův bratr
Matěj, Jendův bratr
Viktor Král is Vítek Trompetr, syn hospodského
Vítek Trompetr, syn hospodského
Vanda Krňanská is Rozicka Vichrová
Rozicka Vichrová
Karel Heřmánek is Pašerák
Jiří Prýmek is Vrchní financ
Vrchní financ
Karel Augusta is Hospodský Trompetr
Hospodský Trompetr
Václav Helšus is kolár Vichr
kolár Vichr
Jiří Žák is Otec Pelc
Otec Pelc
Michaela Bendová is matka Pelcová
matka Pelcová
Jiří Zahajský is Skelmistr