Overview
Several of the works of writer Bohumil Říha have been filmed. This novel by the pro-regime writer also inspired a children’s film, which was directed in 1981 by the experienced family filmmaker Václav Gajer. The story takes place in 1947 and it is based on the popular model of the relationship between a human hero and an indomitable animal protagonist. The tale of the freedom necessary for life, is, of course, beholden to the standards of the time: the Hucul horse that heals an old villager, has remained in the small village in Šumava after the Soviet soldiers have left. This is a pleasing movie that engages with the acting performance of Zdeněk Řehoř and the depiction of the indisputable beauty of the Šumava landscape as shot by cameraman Jan Němeček.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 61 | November 8, 1994 (74) | |
 | 75 | October 31, 1982 (76) | |
 | 69 | April 20, 1997 (84) | |
 | 53 | June 22, 1992 (63) | |
| 45 | December 12, 1995 (59) | |
| 52 | April 21, 2015 (85) | |
 | 47 | June 11, 1983 (49) | |
 | 18 | 62 | |
 | 51 | December 18, 2020 (90) | |
| 71 | August 6, 1985 (74) |