Directed by:
Štěpán SkalskýCinematography:
František ValertComposer:
Evžen IllínCast:
Ladislav Pešek, Zdeňka Černá, Jiří Němeček, Libuše Švormová, Libuše Havelková, Ladislav Mrkvička, Monika Pošívalová, Rudolf Jelínek, Jana Břežková (more)Plots(1)
The three generations of the Koudelka family work in a factory producing locomotives. They live together in a small house, and although they love each other, there is never a lack of quarrels in the family. The granddad Anton used to be an enthusiastic pioneer of the Czech locomotives as early as under the Emperor of Austria. Today, he watches every bit of slapdash workmanship in the workshops with displeasure. He brought up his son Rudolf alone, as his wife Klárka died before his return from the First World War. There was a great quarrel between the father and the son during a strike in which Rudolf took part despite his father's disapproval. Anton was then punished, too, on behalf of Rudolf, and therefore threw his son and daughter-in-law out of the house. The father and son were not reconciled until the Second World War, when Rudolf sabotages the works for Germany and his father saves him from the Gestapo. Rudolf has two grown up children, Tonda and Věra. He has certain reservations towards them and would like to rule their lives but the young people went their own way. Tonda likes to play football and secretly studies at the technical college. Věra, like her grandmother Klárka before her, marries in secret with the help of her brother. Her act causes a stir in the family, but eventually, both Anton and Rudolf realize that they were not any different when they were young. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ladislav Pešek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Tři na lavičce (1978) (TV movie)
Zdeňka Černá
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Válka vypukne po přestávce (1978) (theatrical recording)
Bude řeč o penězích (1988) (TV movie)
Madame Sans-Géne (1971) (TV movie)
Jiří Němeček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rozčarovaní (1982) (TV movie)
Lokis (1986) (TV movie)
Waterloo (1967) (TV movie)
Libuše Švormová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Libuše Havelková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Příběh dušičkový (1964) (TV movie)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
Ladislav Mrkvička
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Bratři Karamazovi (1981) (theatrical recording)
The Assassination (1964)
Monika Pošívalová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Lenin, Lord and Mother (1990)
Bude řeč o penězích (1988) (TV movie)
Uloupené dětství (1986) (TV movie)
Rudolf Jelínek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Jana Břežková
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
Láska jako trám (1967) (TV movie)
Dámský krejčí (2012) (theatrical recording)
Jaroslav Moučka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1977)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Miloš Patočka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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I Dutifully Report (1957)
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Karel Šmíd
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
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Paklíč (1944)
And the Fifth Rider Is Fear (1964)
Zdeněk Najman
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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The Best Woman in My Life (1968)
A Night at Karlstein (1973)
Emil Rohan
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
Věc Makropulos (1970) (theatrical recording)
Honour and Glory (1968)
František Krahulík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Honour and Glory (1968)
Naši furianti (1971) (theatrical recording)
Nobody Gets the Last Laugh (1965)
Miroslav Mokošín
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Black Dynasty (1962)
Náš dědek Josef (1976)
Volání rodu (1977)
Mirko Musil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Aleš Helcelet
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Green Horizons (1962)
Južná pošta (1987)
The Black Dynasty (1962)
Jozef Príhoda
Best movies:
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
The Black Dynasty (1962)
Lubomír Kostelka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Balada z hadrů (1960) (theatrical recording)
All My Compatriots (1968)