Divoký koník Ryn (1982)
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.
Featured Crew
| Václav Gajer | Director |
| Bohumil Říha | Book |
| Bohumil Říha | Screenplay |
| Václav Gajer | Screenplay |
| Josef Jarolímek | First Assistant Director |
| Václav Křístek | Assistant Director |
| Marcela Pittermannová | Dramaturgy |
| Jan Němeček | Director of Photography |
| Karel Hejsek | Camera Operator |
| Martin Grošup | Assistant Camera |
