Directed by:
Štefan UherScreenplay:
Alfonz BednárComposer:
Ilja ZeljenkaCast:
Vlado Müller, Viliam Polónyi, Mikuláš Ladižinský, Vlasta Fialová, Elena Zvaríková-Pappová, Jozef Budský, Augustín Kubán, Míla Beran, Hana Slivková (more)Plots(1)
A metaphorical story dealing with the conflict between human thinking and ideals on one side and the strict inhumane mechanism of social institutions on the other. A satire of negative human relations focused on human meanness and other character qualities, such as pride, envy, malevolence, hatred and greed. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Vlado Müller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268684_7f070d.jpg)
Vlado Müller
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Zhŕňajova nevesta (1978) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
![Viliam Polónyi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386679_239553.jpg)
Viliam Polónyi
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Mikuláš Ladižinský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
![Vlasta Fialová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268313_a51d8a.jpg)
Vlasta Fialová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Stromy umírají vstoje (1998) (TV movie)
Racek (1976) (theatrical recording)
![Elena Zvaríková-Pappová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/362/362130_e0fc57.jpg)
Elena Zvaríková-Pappová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
Kým kohút nezaspieva (1972)
![Jozef Budský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/153/626/153626288_c9c7f8.jpg)
Jozef Budský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Louis Pasteur (1977) (TV movie)
Canarisova krvavá hviezda (1966) (TV movie)
Koniec a začiatok (1968) (TV movie)
![Augustín Kubán](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272716_65869c.jpg)
Augustín Kubán
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Mystery of the Carpathian Castle (1981)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Shadows of a Hot Summer (1977)
Míla Beran
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
Rose Tinted Dreams (1976)
Wolves' Lairs (1948)
![Hana Slivková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268458_4e14a6.jpg)
Hana Slivková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
The Boxer and Death (1962)
![Karol Čálik](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268730_50aeb2.jpg)
Karol Čálik
Slovak state
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Andersonvillský proces (1976) (TV movie)
Pacho, the Thief of Hybe (1975)
Igor Čilík
Slovak state
Best movies:
The Millennial Bee (1983)
The Ballad on the Seven Hanged (1968) (TV movie)
Kubo (1965) (TV movie)
![Alžbeta Bárthová-Pietorová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864258_542ead.jpg)
Alžbeta Bárthová-Pietorová
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Bičianka z doliny (1981) (TV movie)
Tri dcéry (1967)
Balada o mŕtvych očiach (1988) (TV movie)
Jozef Rehák
Best movies:
Tri dcéry (1967)
Génius (1969)
Čisté ruky (1956)
Milan Bačko
Best movies:
Sebechlebskí hudci (1975)
Génius (1969)
Letokruhy (1972)
František Török
Best movies:
The Bells Toll for the Barefooted (1965)
Maroško (1968) (TV movie)
Tri dcéry (1967)
![Štefan Winkler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256198_596147.jpg)
Štefan Winkler
Poland
Best movies:
The Boxer and Death (1962)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
Jánošík I., II. (1963)
Pavol Chrobák
Best movies:
The Sun in a Net (1962)
Neprebudený (1965) (TV movie)
Dragon's Return (1967)
Gejza Sedlák
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
O věcech nadpřirozených (1958)
Šťastie príde v nedeľu (1958)
Wolves' Lairs (1948)