Martin and the Red Glass

Milan Vošmik, 1966

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Summary

Back in 1965 and 1966 screenwriter Ota Hofman and director Milan Vošmik made a quartet of children’s detective stories featuring police captain Martin of the Czechoslovak public security service (public security was the communist-era term for the police). Following the movies Volejte Martina (Ring Up Martin, 1964) and U telefonu Martin (Martin Speaking, 1965), the head of the fictitious public security children’s unit returned in Martin a červené sklíčko (Martin and the Red Glass, 1966). The story concerns the hunt for the some murderous robbers from years ago. During a 1923 renovation of a castle, 33 various tiny gems were lost. The case is revived when one of the missing items is recovered among the castle’s exhibits. Mixed up in all this are some outwardly worthless rings being given away as prizes at the fairground along with some red glass through which the world looks wonderful... Jaroslav Vízner, brother of his better known actor brother Oldřich Vízner, again takes the lead role. In 1968, he emigrated to Switzerland and the ensuing Martin a devět bláznů (Martin and Nine Fools, 1966) became the last film of what started out as a promising series.
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About a film

Production year 1966
Countries Czechoslovakia
Categories film
Genres detective, children
Form feature
Duration 75 min
Director Milan Vošmik
Cast Jaroslav Vízner, Jan Tříska, Vladimír Hrubý, Václav Lohniský, Jan Kotva, Jan Skopeček
Director of photography Jan Novák
Screenplay Ota Hofman
Editor Miroslav Hájek
Production designer Vladimír Labský
Music Svatopluk Havelka
Sound designer Emil Poledník

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