
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Jiří Srnka
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jan Kališ
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Otakar VávraScreenplay
- Jan OtčenášekScreenplay, Novel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 20, 1959
- Original language
- Czech
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia








































