The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
In a Prague shop, an assistant has been carrying on an affair with the dishonest, married manager. An emotionally repressed auditor with domestic problems of his own uncovers serious stock discrepancies. A test of loyalties and a questioning of values concludes in tragedy.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Jiří MuchaScreenplay
- Jiří WeissScreenplay
- Luděk HulanOriginal Music Composer
- David MercerScreenplay
- Jiří WeissDirector
Cast
- Anne HeywoodAlena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
- James BoothMilan Vorel (Shop Manager)
- Rudolf HrušínskýMr. Kurka (Auditor# 2)
- Donald WolfitBažant (Auditor #1)
- Ann ToddMrs. Kurka
- Jiří SovákReditel
- Jiřina JiráskováVera (Alena's Sister)
- Walter TaubLékar (as Valtr Taub)
- Jorga KotrbováJana (Shop Girl)
- Věra TichánkováMrs. Vávrová (Shop Clerk)
- Vladimír MenšíkEmil (Alena's Brother-in-Law)
- Věra UzelacováCast
Stills
Themes
shoptheft