Lost Children
1957, Czech. Directed by Miloš Makovec.
In the middle of the eighteenth century, at the time of the Prusso-Austrian War, a cuirassier, a hussar and an infantryman meet by chance and hide together in a secluded place. The war has left different marks on each of them, but they all long for normal human happiness. Although they initially have different attitudes towards military service, they are changed by their stay in seclusion and the atmosphere of life in a peasant cottage and refuse to return to the Austrian army. But all three Theresian "misfits" take up arms again, which they no longer want to touch, when the solitude is overrun by the Prussians. They manage to cover the escape of the family and their child, but pay with their lives.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Miloš MakovecDirector
- Gustáv ValachCuirassier
- Stanislav FišerInfantryman Václav
- Vladimír HlavatýHussar
- Alena VránováBaruska
- Radovan LukavskýJira
- Karel EnzmannPrussian officer
- Jan MaškaSoldier Safarík
- Vladimír HuberPeasant
- Ladislav GzelaZiethen's hussar
- Vladimír KlemensZiethen's hussar
- Eva OčenášováPeasant woman
- Ivana FišerováChild on the car
Details
- Released
- 10 May 1957
- Original title
- Ztracenci
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Jiří Brdečka, Miloš Makovec, Jiří Kolář
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What Lost Children is based on
Lost Children is adapted from a short story.
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Lost Children runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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Lost Children isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 May 1957. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked Lost Children, try The Baby of Mâcon, Oranges and Sunshine, Outlaws - For Greater Glory.
Who directed Lost Children?
Lost Children (1957) was directed by Miloš Makovec and stars Gustáv Valach, Stanislav Fišer, Vladimír Hlavatý.
What is Lost Children based on?
Lost Children is adapted from a short story.