The Return of the Prodigal Son (1966 film) explained

The Return of the Prodigal Son
Director:	Evald Schorm
Producer:	Václav Rouha
Music:	Jan Klusák
Cinematography:	František Uldrich
Editing:	Jiřina Lukešová
Studio:	Filmové studio Barrandov
Distributor:	Ústřední půjčovna filmů
Runtime:	99 minutes^[1]
Country:	Czechoslovakia
Language:	Czech

The Return of the Prodigal Son (Czech: '''Návrat ztraceného syna''') is a 1966 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Evald Schorm.^{[2] [3]} The film won Special Mention at Locarno International Film Festival in 1967.^[4]

Cast

• Jan Kačer as Jan Šebek
• Jana Brejchová as Jana Šebková
• Jiří Menzel as Jiří
• Milan Morávek as Doctor
• Dana Medřická as Olga
• Anna Lebedová as Jana's mother
• Antonín Lebeda as Jana's father
• Jiřina Třebická as Nurse
• Jiří Kylián as Dancer Zdeněk
• Nina Divíšková as Young patient

Release

in 2012, the film was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection as a part of the Eclipse Series compilatio Pearls of the Czech New Wave.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Return of the Prodigal Son. Filmový přehled. NFA. 2020-02-08.
2. Book: Czech feature film IV: 1961-1970 . Táňa Bretyšová . Národní filmový ústav . 2004 .
3. Book: The BFI companion to Eastern European and Russian cinema . Richard Taylor . Nancy Wood . . 2000 . 208 .
4. Book: 50 major film-makers . . A. S. Barnes . 1975 . 233.
5. Web site: Eclipse Series 32: Pearls Of The Czech New Wave. Noel Murray . AV Club . May 2, 2012 . March 6, 2020.
6. Web site: A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Evald Schorm's Return of the Prodigal Son. David Blakeslee . Criterion Cast . July 27, 2012 . March 6, 2020.