---
title: 'Pictures of the Old World (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dušan Hanák'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 64
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pictures-of-the-old-world-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0171587/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pictures of the Old World (1972)

1972 · 64 min · Documentary · Czechoslovakia

Original title: Obrazy starého sveta

## Synopsis

Pictures of the Old World is a 1972 Slovak documentary film by Dušan Hanák. The film is about old people who seemingly live at the edge of society. Pictures of the Old World was voted in 2000 by Slovak critics as the best Slovak film of all time. The film won the Best Non-Fiction Film at 1990 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards. The film was banned until 1988 and so it is officially premiered in July 1988.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dušan Hanák](https://cinepixo.com/people/dusan-hanak)
- **Screenplay:** [Dušan Hanák](https://cinepixo.com/people/dusan-hanak)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Václav Hálek](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-halek), [Jozef Malovec](https://cinepixo.com/people/jozef-malovec)
- **Producer:** [Juraj Král](https://cinepixo.com/people/juraj-kral)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alojz Hanúsek](https://cinepixo.com/people/alojz-hanusek)
- **Editor:** [Alfréd Benčič](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-bencic)

## Cast

- [Ladislav Chudík](https://cinepixo.com/people/ladislav-chudik)

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