Directed by:
Eva SadkováScreenplay:
Eva SadkováCinematography:
Miloslav HarvanComposer:
Václav ZahradníkCast:
Hana Maciuchová, Jiří Adamíra, Rudolf Hrušínský, Věra Kubánková, Marcel Vašinka, Jana Dolanská, Josef Langmiler, Adolf FilipPlots(1)
Émile Zola’s second novel in a series of studies of the Rougon-Macquart family during the so-called Second French Empire under Napoleon III. Bonaparte takes us into the business and political circles around the imperial court, which include the people who benefit from the modern reconstruction of Paris. The television adaptation depicts the power-love drama of a naive woman from a noble family who marries into the family of a “nouveau riche” merchant, Saccard. Hana Maciuchová plays the strong lead role, while Rudolf Hrušínský depicts her cold and calculating husband. This colourful television production full of intrigue, machinations, seduction and deceit was written and directed by the experienced TV creator Eva Sadková. (Noir Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Hana Maciuchová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Dům na nebesích (1984) (theatrical recording)
Mnoho povyku pro nic (1972) (theatrical recording)
Jiří Adamíra
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova (1965) (TV movie)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
Rudolf Hrušínský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Elementary School (1991)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Věra Kubánková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Fantastic Planet (1973)
Válka vypukne po přestávce (1978) (theatrical recording)
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
Marcel Vašinka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Lakomec (1978) (TV movie)
Jana Dolanská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Prey (1979) (TV movie)
Josef Langmiler
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Romeo a Julie na konci listopadu (1971) (TV movie)
Alexandr Dumas starší (1970) (series)
Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1959)
Adolf Filip
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rozčarovaní (1982) (TV movie)
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1974)
Long Live Ghosts! (1977)