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All My Good Countrymen

Original title: Vsichni dobrí rodáci
  • 19691969
  • 2h
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7.5/10
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All My Good Countrymen (1969)
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Various scenes in the life of a tight-knit community in Czechoslovakia exploring the human spirit in the backdrop of the political changes that they experience.Various scenes in the life of a tight-knit community in Czechoslovakia exploring the human spirit in the backdrop of the political changes that they experience.Various scenes in the life of a tight-knit community in Czechoslovakia exploring the human spirit in the backdrop of the political changes that they experience.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
918
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
38,182
4,737
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    • Director
      • Vojtech Jasný
    • Writer
      • Vojtech Jasný
    • Stars
      • Vlastimil Brodský
      • Radoslav Brzobohatý
      • Vladimír Mensík
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Vojtech Jasný
    • Writer
      • Vojtech Jasný
    • Stars
      • Vlastimil Brodský
      • Radoslav Brzobohatý
      • Vladimír Mensík
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    • 13User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Vlastimil Brodský
    Vlastimil Brodský
    • Ocenás
    Radoslav Brzobohatý
    Radoslav Brzobohatý
    • Frantisek
    Vladimír Mensík
    Vladimír Mensík
    • Jorka
    Waldemar Matuska
    Waldemar Matuska
    • Zásinek
    Drahomíra Hofmanová
    • Merry Widow
    Pavel Pavlovský
    Pavel Pavlovský
    • Bertin
    Václav Babka
    Václav Babka
    • Franta Lampa
    Josef Hlinomaz
    Josef Hlinomaz
    • Frajz
    Karel Augusta
    Karel Augusta
    • Joza Trna
    Ilja Prachar
    Ilja Prachar
    • Plécmera
    • (as I. Prachar)
    Václav Lohniský
    Václav Lohniský
    • Zejvala
    • (as V. Lohnisky)
    Jirí Tomek
    Jirí Tomek
      Vera Galatíková
      Vera Galatíková
      • Frantisek's wife
      • (as V. Galatíková)
      Helena Ruzicková
      Helena Ruzicková
      • Bozka
      • (as H. Ruzicková)
      Oldrich Velen
      Oldrich Velen
      • Policeman
      • (as O. Velen)
      Jaroslava Vyslouzilová
        Zdenek Kutil
          Marie Málková
          Marie Málková
          • Zásinek's wife
          • (as M. Málková)
          • Director
            • Vojtech Jasný
          • Writer
            • Vojtech Jasný
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          • Trivia
            Due to his illness at the time of shooting, Jirí Sovák turned down the part of Zásinek, eventually played by Waldemar Matuska.
          • Quotes

            Narrator: Every Czech has a devil standing beside him.

          • Connections
            Edited into CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel (2018)

          User reviews13

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          Czech New Wave that is as important as it is watchable
          'All my compatriots' (original title ' Vsichni dobrí rodáci') tells the story of seven friends from a small town in Czechoslovakia and we join them in 1948, they are on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain and the new Communism is thrust on this agricultural society. The seven friends are used as a vehicle to shine a light on the shortcomings of collectivisation and the corruption that seemed to be concomitant when power is used to deprive others of wealth.

          The story slowly distils to one of resistance albeit within the spirit of the law and that is in the shape of Frantisek. This was promptly banned by the Soviets after the 1968 invasion and sadly never had the impact it should have done and that is despite winning Best Director and the Jury Prizes at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.

          It is filmed and framed very beautifully and all of the acting is of the highest calibre. It has a maudlin quality that is juxtaposed against the strength of will displayed by some of the main players. Some of the shots will stay with you too and very real people have been used to give added authenticity to the whole thing. This is a film for those who really appreciate cinema in all its glorious forms.
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          • Release date
            • April 4, 1985 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • Czechoslovakia
          • Language
            • Czech
          • Also known as
            • All My Compatriots
          • Production company
            • Filmové studio Barrandov
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          • Runtime
            2 hours
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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