Directed by:
Karel KachyňaCinematography:
Josef IllíkComposer:
Zdeněk LiškaCast:
Vladimír Dlouhý, Zdena Hadrbolcová, Karel Hlušička, Vladimír Šmeral, Darja Hajská, Josef Karlík, Bořivoj Navrátil, Jaroslav Satoranský, Zdeněk Kryzánek (more)Plots(1)
The film adaptation of Alan Marshall’s eponymous novel marked the end of Karel Kachyňa and Jan Procházka’s collaboration (Procházka’s name was removed from credits). A poetic story of a brave boy who rides horses despite the crippling poliomyelitis has not lost its beauty over the years. (Summer Film School)
Cast
![Vladimír Dlouhý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/294/164294252_0af1af.jpg)
Vladimír Dlouhý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Na dotek (2002) (theatrical recording)
I'm Jumping Over Puddles Again (1970)
![Zdena Hadrbolcová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/427/164427091_b4e7fa.jpg)
Zdena Hadrbolcová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
Boys Will Be Boys (1975)
Romeo a Julie na konci listopadu (1971) (TV movie)
![Karel Hlušička](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275737_39b8ba.jpg)
Karel Hlušička
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Dnes ještě zapadá slunce nad Atlantidou (1978) (TV movie)
![Vladimír Šmeral](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268168_7ce45e.jpg)
Vladimír Šmeral
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Larks on a String (1969)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
![Darja Hajská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268529_c4b319.jpg)
Darja Hajská
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Men About Town (1969)
Station Master (1941)
![Josef Karlík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275312_c096b0.jpg)
Josef Karlík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
How to Get Dad Into Reform School (1978) (TV movie)
Racek (1976) (theatrical recording)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
![Bořivoj Navrátil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268743_bbf6ab.jpg)
Bořivoj Navrátil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
The Ear (1970)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
![Jaroslav Satoranský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/102/168102963_q603li.jpg)
Jaroslav Satoranský
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Mnoho povyku pro nic (1972) (theatrical recording)
![Zdeněk Kryzánek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/107/168107602_bqws5s.jpg)
Zdeněk Kryzánek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1970)
![Oldřich Musil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275653_96a4ad.jpg)
Oldřich Musil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Mnoho povyku pro nic (1972) (theatrical recording)
The Stolen Airship (1966)
![Božena Böhmová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455603_12ade3.jpg)
Božena Böhmová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Funeral Ceremonies (1969)
I'm Jumping Over Puddles Again (1970)
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
![Jana Švandová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281473_77e93c.jpg)
Jana Švandová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
I'm Jumping Over Puddles Again (1970)
Brakýři (1983) (TV movie)
Lenin, Lord and Mother (1990)
![Karel Vlček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275731_bb4113.jpg)
Karel Vlček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
The Ear (1970)
I'm Jumping Over Puddles Again (1970)
![Zdeněk Jarolímek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712108_9d1a5d.jpg)
Zdeněk Jarolímek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Coach to Vienna (1966)
I'm Jumping Over Puddles Again (1970)
Long Live the Republic! (1965)
![Ladislav Křiváček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268788_dd9035.jpg)
Ladislav Křiváček
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
The Ear (1970)
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
![Bohuslav Čáp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274290_327eb1.jpg)
Bohuslav Čáp
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Královský život otroka (1992) (TV movie)
The Proud Princess (1952)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
![Milena Steinmasslová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428578_f6c404.jpg)
Milena Steinmasslová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1974)
Věra Machová
Best movies:
Jan Herodes
Best movies:
The Petroleum Lamps (1971)
I'm Jumping Over Puddles Again (1970)
Dušan Urgošík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Romeo a Julie na konci listopadu (1971) (TV movie)
The Petroleum Lamps (1971)
I'm Jumping Over Puddles Again (1970)