During the Slovak National Uprising, even ordinary people were determined to perform heroic deeds, even though they knew they were exposing themselves to great danger. The heroine of this film, a simple country woman, has a hard time paying for her bravery: she is sentenced to death, postponed for now so that she can nurse her recently born baby. She is even offered salvation if she betrays, but the presence of a member of the Soviet army infuses her with determination and hope. Early Spring belongs to the usual schematic, lifeless staged views of the subject that the communist regime has elevated to the level of sacred matter.
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Cast
22 people
Zdena Gruberová
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Kapitán Dabač
František Dibarbora
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Rimma Shorokhova
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Mária Bancíková
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Jerguš Lapin
Dezsö Király
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Karol Machata
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Samuel Adamčík
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Vojtech Bugár
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Branislav Koreň
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Jenö Siposs
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Oľga Adamčíková
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Ján Mildner
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Vladimír Bahna Director · Šimon Jurovský Composer František Lukeš Cinematographer
First release March 11, 1961 · Produced in XC · Languages German, Hungarian, Russian, Slovak
Production
Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava
Production
XC
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Original language
Slovak
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German · Hungarian · Russian · Slovak
Release dates
XC · March 11, 1961
TV
XC · October 27, 1961
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No release date listed for United States.
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