Long Live the Republic!

Long Live the Republic! () is a 1965 Czechoslovak film directed by Karel Kachyňa and written by Jan Procházka. Set in a Moravian village in 1945, it follows a story of a 12-year-old boy named Piňda.

Cast

• Zdeněk Lstibůrek as Oldřich Vařeka called Piňda
• Naděžda Gajerová as Oldřich's mother
• Vlado Müller as Oldřich's father
• Gustáv Valach as Cyril Vitlich
• Yuriy Nazarov as Soviet officer
• Iva Janžurová as Bertýna Petrželová
• Jindra Rathová as Vitlich's wife
• Jaroslava Vysloužilová as Veverka
• Eduard Bredun as Russian soldier Vasily
• Jiří Chmelař as Vašák

Awards

• 1965 San Sebastián Film Festival Best film in International Competition
• 1965 San Sebastián Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize

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