We Want to Live (1950)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : E. F. Burian
Writer : Bohuslav Březovský, E. F. Burian

Synopsis

Poetic story of a proletarian couple's relationship in the years of economic crisis and unemployment.

Actors

Jaroslava Adamová
Jaroslava Adamová
Marie
Gustav Heverle
Gustav Heverle
Josef
Otýlie Beníšková
Otýlie Beníšková
Dittrichová
Růžena Pochová
Růžena Pochová
Božka
Jiří Sovák
Jiří Sovák
Jindřich
František Vnouček
František Vnouček
Müller
Milada Svobodová
Milada Svobodová
Aunt
Ludvík Dvorský
Ludvík Dvorský
Nouzar
Jarmila Korbelářová
Jarmila Korbelářová
Nouzarová
Zuzana Kočová
Zuzana Kočová
Stanislava Strobachová
Stanislava Strobachová
Ludmila Fraňková
Ludmila Fraňková
Ladislav Gzela
Ladislav Gzela
Sylvie Havránková
Sylvie Havránková
Zdeňka Podlipná
Zdeňka Podlipná
Vladimír Horáček
Vladimír Horáček
Bohuš Rendl
Bohuš Rendl
Josef Kozák
Josef Kozák
Leo Spáčil
Leo Spáčil
Vlasta Škramlíková
Vlasta Škramlíková
Zdeněk Řehoř
Zdeněk Řehoř
Vítězslav Boček
Vítězslav Boček
Jiří Pick
Jiří Pick
Karel Křeček
Karel Křeček
Oldřich Kubart
Oldřich Kubart
Eduard Jarkovský
Eduard Jarkovský
Miroslav Seemann
Miroslav Seemann

Crews

E. F. Burian
E. F. Burian
Director
Karel Nový
Karel Nový
Novel
Otakar Pařík
Otakar Pařík
Conductor
Jiří Hájek
Jiří Hájek
Creative Producer
Ivan Weiss
Ivan Weiss
First Assistant Director
Miroslav Seemann
Miroslav Seemann
Assistant Director
Bohuslav Březovský
Bohuslav Březovský
Screenplay
E. F. Burian
E. F. Burian
Screenplay
Václav Huňka
Václav Huňka
Director of Photography
Josef Raban
Josef Raban
Production Design
Ferdinand Fiala
Ferdinand Fiala
Production Design
Karel Holek
Karel Holek
Makeup & Hair
Jiřina Lukešová
Jiřina Lukešová
Editor
Emil Poledník
Emil Poledník
Sound
Ladislav Terš
Ladislav Terš
Production Manager
Bohuslav Kubásek
Bohuslav Kubásek
Production Manager
E. F. Burian
E. F. Burian
Original Music Composer

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