Character Relationship Map: Kidnapped

Characters

• passenger Horvát, deputy (played by Jiří Dohnal) — protagonist
• passenger Prokop, development worker (played by Ladislav Pešek) — supporting
• passenger Gerbec, miner (played by Antonín Klimša) — supporting
• passenger Ryšánek, associate professor (played by Bohuš Záhorský) — supporting
• passenger Tonic, fitter (played by Jaroslav Mareš) — supporting
• passenger Liduška, Toník's wife (played by Božena Obrová) — supporting
• passenger Řezníček, a former café owner (played by František Klika) — supporting
• passenger Ján Hajdaš, miner (played by Jozef Sodoma) — supporting
• passenger Grábnerová, the pilot's wife (played by Soňa Červená) — supporting
• passenger Karfík, engineer (played by Rudolf Deyl) — supporting
• passenger Rychman, musician (played by Miloš Kopecký) — supporting
• aircraft captain František Brázda (played by Oldřich Vykypěl) — minor
• passenger Gray, jeweler (played by Jan Maška) — minor
• Komenda passenger, insurance company inspector (played by Josef Steigl) — minor
• pilot Josef Grábner, wrecker (played by Eduard Dubský) — minor
• passenger, forester (played by František Hanus) — minor
• traveling grandfather Bajgar, a cooperative (played by Inocenc Březina) — minor
• passenger Gavendová, actress (played by Ludmila Vostrčilová) — minor
• passenger boxer (played by František Peterka) — minor
• passenger František (played by Ladislav Mandík) — minor

Story Analysis

A Czechoslovak drama born from the creative partnership of Kadár and Klos, inspired by a real 1950 aircraft hijacking.

Plot Progression

1. Czechoslovak Cinema Context
2. Screenplay Development
3. Historical Event Inspiration
4. Directorial Debut and Release