Das gestohlene Luftschiff
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Karel ZemanDrehbuch:
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Jan NovákBesetzung:
Michal Pospíšil, Hanuš Bor, Jan Čížek, Josef Stráník, Jan Malát, Jitka Zelenohorská, Čestmír Řanda st., Stanislav Šimek, Josef Větrovec, Jan Teplý st. (mehr)Inhalte(1)
It is the year 1891. Five boys leave by mistake from the Prague Jubilee Exhibition in the airship of entrepreneur Findeys. After their departure, Findeys claims that the boys stole the airship along with the patent for producing a non-flammable gas of immense significance especially for the army. The boys are therefore accused of high treason and felony in absentio. They, however, do not have any idea about this and have to make a compulsory landing on an island, finding shelter in the cave of Captain Nemo. One of the boys, Jakoubek, writes a letter about their rescue and throws it in a bottle to the sea. His message gets to the hands of military functionaries who consider it a coded report. The place of the boys' landing is discovered by Marek, a smart journalist, who immediately organizes a rescue expedition. In the meantime, the boys manage to repair the airship and Jakoubek takes off for an experimental flight. A ship lands on the island shores, bearing the wealthy gentleman Tenfield and his niece Katka on board. The boys help them to defeat the pirates who are among the members of the ship's crew. Jakoubek brings over the rescue expedition and the group of five curious and brave boys victoriously returns home. (Verleiher-Text)
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The Stolen Airship may not be based on any specific Jules Verne novel, but it captures their spirit and perfectly evokes the atmosphere of romantic dreaminess and naive amazement at the possibilities of modern science and technology at the end of the 19th century. The film is a typical piece by Karel Zeman, full of artistically unique props and picturesque backgrounds. It features many humorous scenes, such as the siege of a house by tabloid journalists with questions like, "Why didn't you send your child to reform school?" and characters like the prosecutor who swiftly changes his stance according to the situation. The film includes anti-war motifs typical of Zeman's work, but it is primarily a tribute to the adventurous world of young boys. Overall impression: 90%.
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A wonderful example of how Karel Zeman was a playful filmmaker, how he returned to childhood through his characters and offered viewers the opportunity to shape their own childhood. A beautiful demonstration of imagination, both that of a child and of a filmmaker, often resulting in completely unique scenes that only Zeman could create, and no one else.
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