Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination on his side, and a wiry toughness they can’t defeat. The village is in turmoil, because the Nazi occupiers have just retreated and the Red Army is advancing. Oldrich dodges amid the mayhem and panic, taking his share of blows but always managing to stay one step ahead. Beautifully shot and darkly ironic, Karel Kachyna’s forgotten masterpiece jumbles reality, memory and fantasy to capture the intensity and confusion of childhood in a war zone.
| Directing | Karel Kachyňa | Director |
| Directing | Milada Mikešová | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | František Sádek | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lubomír Břinčil | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Zdena Kracíková | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jaromír Šofr | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jiří Macák | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jiří Pospíšil | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Miroslav Hájek | Editor |
| Sound | Jiří Lenoch | Sound |
| Writing | Jan Procházka | Story |
| Art | Ladislav Winkelhöfer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jiří Žůček | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ester Krumbachová | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Dimitrovová | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vlastimil Hasala | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Věra Kubíková | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stanislav Petřek | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rudolf Buneš | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alena Hejdánková | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Vladimír Vojta | Production Manager |
| Production | Erik Hubáček | Production Manager |
| Production | Ctibor Jeřábek | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Vladimír Tišer | Assistant Production Manager |
| Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Camera | Jiří Macháně | Camera Operator |
| Production | Jaromír Kallista | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Karel Vejřík | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Artur Stacha | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Jan Novák | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Leoš Karen | Production Design |
| Writing | Jan Procházka | Creative Producer |
| Production | Erich Švabík | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Ladislav Fikar | Creative Producer |
| Production | Bohumil Šmída | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Jan Procházka | Screenplay |
| Writing | Karel Kachyňa | Screenplay |
