The Krakonos and the Skiers

Overview

Matej and Jenda, two of the eight children of the poor Pelc family in the Giant Mountains, help in a glass works where the oldest brother Francek works. They hide into a tub not to be seen by supervisors checking on the ban of children labor. They miss the Epiphany carol (songs and treats door-to-door) and all neighbor village boys again on them in all the neighbor houses. On their way home they are passed by a fast moving big man with a large backpack. The boys send the customs officers, who are pursuing the strange man, to the opposite direction. The man then thanks them and rewards them the next day. Based on fairy-tales and legends the boys think the man is Krakonos (the giant living and ruling in the Giant Mountains).

Details

Cast

Milan Padalík

Jenda Pelč

Jan Kreidl

Matěj, Jendův bratr

Viktor Král

Vítek Trompetr, syn hospodského

Vanda Krňanská

Rozicka Vichrová

Ondřej Havelka

Učitel

Karel Heřmánek

Pašerák

Jiří Prýmek

Vrchní financ

Karel Augusta

Hospodský Trompetr

Václav Helšus

kolár Vichr

Jiří Žák

Otec Pelc

Michaela Bendová

matka Pelcová

Jiří Zahajský

Skelmistr

Václav Lohniský

Starší financ

Petr Rýdel

Starsí financ

Vít Olmer

hrabe Weinach

Jan Kehár

Josífek

Miroslav Vladyka

Lesní praktikant

Michael Dymek

Francek Pelc (uncredited)

Marie Horáková

Beta, Franckova žena

Roman Čada

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