Why?
Proč?
Synopsis
Why? (Czech: Proč?) is a 1987 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Smyczek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The film deals with the hooliganism in Czechoslovakia, particularly with the fans of football club Sparta from Prague, whose supporters were the pioneers of the football fan riots in Czechoslovakia, starting with hooligan actions already in the 1960s, like breaking the trains in which they travelled when they went on Sparta's away games. The film deals with one of such episodes
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Karel Smyczek
- Screenplay & Story
- Radek John, Karel Smyczek
- Original Score
- Michal Pavlíček
- Original Title
- Proč?
- Country of Origin
- Czechoslovakia
- Spoken Languages
- Czech
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Production Studios
- Filmové studio Barrandov
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Karel Smyczek
Radek John, Karel Smyczek, Miloslav Vydra
Michal Pavlíček
Jaroslav Brabec
Jan Svoboda, Anna Mejtská
Department Leadership Roster
Karel Smyczek
Director
Michal Pavlíček
Original Music Composer
Radek John
Screenplay
Karel Smyczek
Screenplay
Jaroslav Brabec
Director of Photography
Boris Halmi
Production Design
Petr Kolínský
Costume Design
Jan Svoboda
Editor
Anna Mejtská
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What is Why? about?
Why? (Czech: Proč?) is a 1987 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Smyczek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The film deals with the hooliganism in Czechoslovakia, particularly with the fans of football club Sparta from Prague, whose supporters were the pioneers of the football fan riots in Czechoslovakia, starting with hooligan actions already in the 1960s, like breaking the trains in which they travelled when they went on Sparta's away games. The film deals with one of such episodes
Who directed Why??
Why? was directed by Karel Smyczek.
Who stars in Why??
The principal cast of Why? includes Jiří Langmajer, Martin Sobotka, Pavel Zvarič, Pavlína Mourková, Jan Potměšil.
When was Why? released and how long is it?
Why? was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 1h 26m.
Who composed the musical score for Why??
The original motion picture soundtrack for Why? was composed by Michal Pavlíček.