98 minutes
5/1/1961
An unusual children's film set during World War II in Czechoslovakia, this compelling drama unfolds five different segments that present the war through the eyes of three youngsters. The three have a series of adventures which include saving a soldier from being captured by the Germans, helping out the resistance fighters, and meeting up with a young Russian woman trained in guerrilla warfare. As they learn more about life and danger, various circumstances constantly recall the reality of war itself. The title comes from a wounded pigeon under the care of one of the youngsters.
Pavol Poláček
as Rudko Hrudka
Pavol Mattoš
as Vinco
Vlado Brečka
as Martin
Karol Machata
Ladislav Chudík
as Milan's father
Vladimír Durdík
as Rudko's father
Jiří Sovák
as Fero Šlosiarik
Karla Chadimová
as Natasa
Elena Zvaríková-Pappová
Oľga Zöllnerová
as Verona
Ján Bzdúch
as Andriuša
Martin Ťapák
Otto Lackovič
Dana Šamíková
Dušan Kosec
Peter Kollárik
as Milan
Peter Krajčovič
Viktor Blaho
Adam Matejka
Jaroslav Rozsíval
Július Vašek
Ivan Krivosudský
Jozef Hanúsek
Viliam Polónyi
Karol Černík
Ján Kákoni
Anton Michalička
Mikuláš Bugár
František Karas
Ľudovít Reiter
Anton Glézl
Maja Velšicová
Karol Jaura
Pavel Feigler
Jozef Režucha
Peter Czihal
Marián Kleis
Michal Belák
Milan Hrabinský
M. Bartoník
František Dibarbora
as Fero Šlosiarik (voice)
Ján Klimo
as (voice)
Viera Topinková
as Milan (voice)