The Return of the Prodigal Son (1966 film)

The Return of the Prodigal Son
Directed by	Evald Schorm
Written by	Evald Schorm Sergej Machonin
Produced by	Václav Rouha
Starring	Jan Kačer Jana Brejchová
Cinematography	František Uldrich
Edited by	Jiřina Lukešová
Music by	Jan Klusák
Production company	Filmové studio Barrandov
Distributed by	Ústřední půjčovna filmů
Release date	March 10, 1967 (1967-03-10)
Running time	99 minutes[1]
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

The Return of the Prodigal Son (Czech: Návrat ztraceného syna) is a 1966 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Evald Schorm.[2][3] The film won Special Mention at Locarno International Film Festival in 1967.[4]

Synopsis

Cast

• Jan Kačer as Jan Šebek
• Jana Brejchová as Jana Šebková
• Jiří Menzel as Jiří
• Milan Morávek as Doctor
• Dana Medřická as Olga
• Anna Lebedová as Jana's mother
• Antonín Lebeda as Jana's father
• Jiřina Třebická as Nurse
• Jiří Kylián as Dancer Zdeněk
• Nina Divíšková as Young patient

Release

in 2012, the film was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection as a part of the Eclipse Series compilation Pearls of the Czech New Wave.[5][6]

References

1. "The Return of the Prodigal Son". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
2. Táňa Bretyšová, ed. (2004). Czech feature film IV: 1961-1970. Národní filmový ústav.
3. Richard Taylor; Nancy Wood (2000). The BFI companion to Eastern European and Russian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 208.
4. Peter Cowie (1975). 50 major film-makers. A. S. Barnes. p. 233.
5. Noel Murray (May 2, 2012). "Eclipse Series 32: Pearls Of The Czech New Wave". AV Club. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
6. David Blakeslee (July 27, 2012). "A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Evald Schorm's Return of the Prodigal Son". Criterion Cast. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

External links

• The Return of the Prodigal Son at IMDb
• The Return of the Prodigal Son at the TCM Movie Database