The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
A poor miner, Kuba Dařbuján, cares for his wife Markýtka and eleven children. When a newborn arrives, he seeks a godfather and, finding only Death fair to all, accepts a pact: as a doctor whom Death accompanies at the foot of a patient’s bed, he can heal; but if Death stands at the head, no cure is possible. Kuba eventually heals even a miserly brewer, violating the pact and imprisoning Death, leading to a world where no one can die and unforeseen chaos follows.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Martin FričDirector
- Jan DrdaScreenplay
- Martin FričScreenplay
- Jiří SrnkaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jiří SovákKuba Dařbuján, havíř a léčitel
- Běla JurdováMarkýtka, Dařbujánova žena
- Rudolf HrušínskýPandrhola, sládek
- Pavla MaršálkováPandrholova žena
- Bohumil Švarchavíř Matěj Klofát
- Květa FialováMarijánka, Klofátova žena
- Václav Lohniskýkmotr Smrťák
- Bohuš Záhorskýstařeček Pánbůh
- Otakar Brousekčert
- Stanislav Neumannděda Pšuk
- Josef Hlinomazkrupař Johan Bašta
- Ilona KubáskováFiloména, krupařova žena
Stills
Themes
fairy talebased on children's book