Directed by:
Václav KubásekScreenplay:
Karel SteklýCinematography:
Jaroslav BlažekComposer:
Josef DobešCast:
Ladislav Brom, Lída Želenská, Štefka Pálek, Josef Klapuch, Antonín Marlé, Antonín Frič, Ella Nollová, Hermína Vojtová, Alois Dvorský, Herbert Hübner (more)Plots(1)
In a mountain village live Ivan and Marja and their little boy Kája. The young couple are forced by a money lender to sign a bill of exchange for a higher sum because they cannot pay back their debt before harvest-time. Kája is too lively a boy, which proves to be disastrous. Hiding in the hay he is accidentally killed by his father's scythe. Ivan, in shock, flees into the forest. Marja tries her utmost to run the household by herself. Ivan is presumed dead. The lumberjack Jan, who has always been fond of Marja, moves in with her but their relationship is platonic. Jan pays off the money lender and patiently waits for Marja to forget her dead husband. On Christmas Day Marja glimpses Ivan looking in through the window. The villagers, woken by events, go off in search of Ivan with torches. Marja finds him in a cave. She still loves him and makes love to him despite his now being mentally deranged. Ivan then disappears again into the forest. Marja finds out she is pregnant and in time gives birth to a baby boy. News of the birth stirs Ivan from his apathy, he comes back to Marja, and happiness returns to the household. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ladislav Brom
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Life Is Beautiful (1940)
The Klapzuba's Eleven (1938)
Jan Výrava (1937)
Lída Želenská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Děti velké lásky (1936)
Štefka Pálek
Best movies:
Děti velké lásky (1936)
Josef Klapuch
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
From Saturday to Sunday (1931)
Peníze nebo život (1932)
Antonín Marlé
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Long Live with Dearly Departed (1935)
Řeka (1933)
Děti velké lásky (1936)
Antonín Frič
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
Heave Ho! (1934)
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka (1930)
Ella Nollová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Eva Fools Around (1939)
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
Hermína Vojtová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Distant Journey (1948)
Young Bohácek's Sufferings (1969)
O věcech nadpřirozených (1958)
Alois Dvorský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Herbert Hübner
German Empire
Best movies:
The Haunted Castle (1960)
Der große König (1942)
Das Wirtshaus im Spessart (1958)
Paul Henckels
German Empire
Best movies:
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
The Punch Bowl (1944)
Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (1957)