Directed by:
Martin ŤapákCinematography:
Tibor BiathComposer:
Ján ZimmerCast:
Viera Strnisková, Emília Vášáryová, Štefan Kvietik, Mikuláš Huba, Július Antalík, Jozef Majerčík, Marek Ťapák, Jozef Čierny, Vladimír Petruška (more)Plots(1)
A film-ballad about the dramatic lives of people living in a village in the Orava region during WW I, mainly the story of Eva Hlavajová, a young woman who, after her husband had to join the army, lives by herself in the times of hunger and poverty. Her hard life ends up in a tragic death which is one of the reasons for the revolt of the people against the unbearable conditions in the village. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Viera Strnisková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268475_48fa92.jpg)
Viera Strnisková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rysavá jalovica (1970) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
![Emília Vášáryová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/849/164849929_e0bd94.jpg)
Emília Vášáryová
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
![Štefan Kvietik](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268733_d4bae1.jpg)
Štefan Kvietik
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
The Boxer and Death (1962)
![Mikuláš Huba](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/314/314547_d0c2b9.jpg)
Mikuláš Huba
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
Pštrosí večierok (1969) (TV movie)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Július Antalík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Balada o Vojtovej Marine (1964) (TV movie)
Živý bič (1966) (TV movie)
![Jozef Majerčík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/517/517872_01c009.jpg)
Jozef Majerčík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
Balada o Vojtovej Marine (1964) (TV movie)
![Marek Ťapák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268685_0192c2.jpg)
Marek Ťapák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
Balada o Vojtovej Marine (1964) (TV movie)
Vianočné oblátky (1977) (TV movie)
![Jozef Čierny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/559/158559788_42ea90.jpg)
Jozef Čierny
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
The Ballad on the Seven Hanged (1968) (TV movie)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
![Vladimír Petruška](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901501_7e4706.jpg)
Vladimír Petruška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Louis Pasteur (1977) (TV movie)
Canarisova krvavá hviezda (1966) (TV movie)
The Last Witch (1957)
![Samuel Adamčík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/314/314546_6e1b6e.jpg)
Samuel Adamčík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
The Mystery of the Carpathian Castle (1981)
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
![Mária Markovičová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/400/160400770_5802e6.jpg)
Mária Markovičová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Midnight Mass (1962)
Demeterovci (1976) (TV movie)
Ženský zákon (1967) (TV movie)
![Bronislav Križan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268683_62d8ff.jpg)
Bronislav Križan
Slovak state
Best movies:
Kubo (1965) (TV movie)
Naši synovia (1975) (series)
St. Elizabeth Square (1965)
![Hana Kováčiková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/061/166061164_848bef.jpg)
Hana Kováčiková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Ballad on the Seven Hanged (1968) (TV movie)
Portrét Doriana Graya (1969) (TV movie)
Raz, dva, tri (1985) (TV movie)
![Elena Latečková-Rampáková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/371/160371776_44e0fa.jpg)
Elena Latečková-Rampáková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
Midnight Mass (1962)
Jánošík I., II. (1963)
Ján Blanský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Živý bič (1966) (TV movie)
Sokoliar Tomáš (2000)
![Terézia Hurbanová-Kronerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763643_b9e58f.jpg)
Terézia Hurbanová-Kronerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
![Ivan Letko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/491/491559_765b58.jpg)
Ivan Letko
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Živý bič (1966) (TV movie)
Mastný hrniec (1991) (TV movie)
Otec (1994) (TV movie)
![Adam Matejka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/515/515845_da96f7.jpg)
Adam Matejka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
Vlastimila Götzová
Best movies:
Živý bič (1966) (TV movie)
Norika Marákyová
Best movies:
St. Peter's Umbrella (1958)
Živý bič (1966) (TV movie)