Overview
The construction of a large dam in Slovakia is hindered by the influence of small farmers on the landowner Bujna, on whom they depend for help with the harvest and for monetary loans.
Fun facts
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Box office
Made on a $195K budget
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Dominik TatarkaNovel
- Ondrej JariabekScreenplay, Story
- František ŽáčekScreenplay
- Paľo BielikStory, Screenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 23, 1950
- Original language
- Slovak
- Budget
- $195K
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
Production
Cast
- Alexander Kautnikfarmár Bujna
Gustáv ValachJožo Bujna
Mária KráľovičováUľka Bujnová
Július PántikPaľo (traktorista)- Ľudovít JakubóczyBzoch
- Mikuláš Hubaing. Hájnik (dam construction manager)
- Marta Černická-BielikováMarta Hájniková
- Vladimír DurdíkMartin (Chairman of MNV)
František DibarboraFero (clerk / temporary worker)- Vladislav PavlovičLaco
Karol L. ZacharKarol- Samuel AdamčíkValent
- Ján BzdúchGulej (foreman)
- Juraj Paškaassistant engineer Ďuro
Anton TihelkaKl'ucka (chief engineer)
Martin ŤapákPaholok
Ondrej Jariabekfarmer Očiak- Ctibor Kováčsecretary
Viliam ZáborskýParson- Oľga BorodáčováMother
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