Twenty-four hours in Czechoslovakia

Hockey star Stan Mikita of the Chicago Black Hawks visits his native Czechoslovakia for a family reunion. During the course of a day and an evening the film accompanies him, his Chicago-born wife, and their daughter to places familiar to him in Prague and in the little village of Sokolce where he was born. There are many glimpses of the life of the Czech people at work, at home and at leisure. Their enthusiasm for hockey is evident throughout the film, especially when Mikita works out with a Czech team.

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Credits

producer

Walford Hewitson

production company

ONF | NFB

director

David Bairstow

Duration

00:57:05:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1968

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011248

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Czech Republic - Social life and customs

Crafts & Visual Arts → Portraits

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Ice hockey

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Winter sports

People → Portraits

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1968

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