May Stars

May Stars

95 mins | Drama | May 5, 1959

May 1945. On the outskirts of Prague, ordinary people meet Soviet soldiers-liberators with tears of joy in their eyes. In the early days of the lull, someone sadly recalls a pre-war life; someone unexpectedly meets his love; someone is returning from enemy dungeons looking hopefully into the future; and someone, having moved from a tank into a Czech tram, warmly recalls his craft as a car driver... These days, all those who survived the Great War fire swear an oath to keep peace on Earth forever, honoring the memory of those who gave their lives for simple human happiness.

May Stars

95 mins | Drama | May 5, 1959

May Stars
May 1945. On the outskirts of Prague, ordinary people meet Soviet soldiers-liberators with tears of joy in their eyes. In the early days of the lull, someone sadly recalls a pre-war life; someone unexpectedly meets his love; someone is returning from enemy dungeons looking hopefully into the future; and someone, having moved from a tank into a Czech tram, warmly recalls his craft as a car driver... These days, all those who survived the Great War fire swear an oath to keep peace on Earth forever, honoring the memory of those who gave their lives for simple human happiness.
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov, Gorky Film Studios
Original title Майские звёзды
Directors Viktor Karásek, Libuše Pražáková, Stanislav Strnad, Stanislav Rostotsky
Writers František Daniel, Ludvík Aškenazy

Cast

Aleksandr Khanov

as General

Michal Staninec

as Dušan

Jana Dítětová

as Dušan's Mother

Zdeněk Dítě

as Dušan's Father

Jana Brejchová

as Jana

Ladislav Pešek

as School Director

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

as Andrey Rukavichkin

Mikhail Pugovkin

as Sergeant-major Ivanov

Miloš Nedbal

as Pan Novák

Leonid Bykov

as Alyosha

Nikolay Kryuchkov

as Fedul Platonov

Ota Motyčka

as Driver

Marta Májová

as Old Woman

Yuri Belov

as Belov

Nikolai Dovzhenko

as Nechiporenko

Oleg Golubitsky

as Soldier

Leonid Chubarov

as Kolya