Synopsis
František Brych, a principled lawyer, refuses to back the new Communist regime at his factory and grows increasingly alienated, even as his former love Irena, unhappily married to factory owner Ondřej Ráž, seeks his understanding. When he helps plan an escape over the Šumava border, the group’s panic and violence lead to murder, prompting Brych to abandon the scheme and return home with Irena.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Otakar VávraScreenplay
- Jan OtčenášekScreenplay
- Jiří SrnkaOriginal Music Composer
- Otakar VávraDirector
Cast
- Karel HögerLawyer Frantisek Brych
- Vlasta FialováIrena
- Otomar KrejčaRáz
- Zdeněk ŠtěpánekMizina
- Jaroslav PrůchaBartos
- Jan PivecSaska
- Vladimír RážBoris Tajchman
- Miloš KopeckýKamil Tajchman
- Bohuš ZáhorskýKalous
- Jiřina ŠejbalováKalousová
- Blanka BohdanováRia, daughter of the Kalous
- Valentina ThielováHelena
Themes
based on novel or book