Directed by:
Jiří HanibalCinematography:
Josef VanišComposer:
Evžen IllínCast:
Jiří Adamíra, Miroslav Zounar, Jana Štěpánková, Alexandra Myšková, Jiřina Jirásková, Vladimír Menšík, Jan Jánský, Josef Bláha, Ota Sklenčka (more)Plots(1)
Escaped inmate of a mental home Franz Moose has been found shot dead in the forest. In the course of their investigation, District Commander Havel and Lieutenant Mareš slowly work their way through the complicated case. Havel learns from the employees' testimonies that Moose was facing trial for war crimes before he was finally sent to the hospital. There he shared his room with Kozdera, spent his time painting, and made several attempts to escape. Sometimes he was visited by a German citizen named Gebauer. Havel wants to interrogate Kozdera but the unfortunate patient gets killed before he can do so. After examining Moose's pictures, police are led to a spot in the forest, the Golden Meadow, where they discover valuable paintings, obviously hidden there by Moose. Havel and his colleagues manage to trace Ute, whose portrait they find in Moose's room. However, Ute has died long ago; her daughter Irena gives the investigators a photograph that also shows Werner, the male nurse from the hospital. It is now obvious that he was Moose's accomplice, and that he got rid of his unwanted partner in crime. When they return to the hospital, however, they find Werner poisoned by adrenaline. It seems that the case is closed but then there is a call from Mr Gebauer, requesting the inheritance left by Moose. He suggests a meeting at the Karlova Studánka spa. Havel lays a trap for the prospective Czech buyer of the paintings and the instigator of the crime. It is Alena Rýdlová, head of the hospital administration, who arrives at the meeting. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jiří Adamíra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268982_0c9bc3.jpg)
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)
![Miroslav Zounar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270431_e73f2a.jpg)
Miroslav Zounar
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
V zámku a podzámčí (1981) (TV movie)
Signum Laudis (1980)
Brakýři (1983) (TV movie)
![Jana Štěpánková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/470/164470727_8a43be.png)
Jana Štěpánková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
Alexandr Dumas starší (1970) (series)
Na útěku (2012) (theatrical recording)
![Alexandra Myšková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281279_af2dd4.jpg)
Alexandra Myšková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1959)
Distant Journey (1948)
![Jiřina Jirásková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268374_433751.jpg)
Jiřina Jirásková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
![Vladimír Menšík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281807_61dfca.png)
Vladimír Menšík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Jan Jánský
Best movies:
Ivanov (1984) (theatrical recording)
The House of Lost Souls (1967)
Vražda před večeří (1972) (TV movie)
![Josef Bláha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/107/168107683_ts43sq.jpg)
Josef Bláha
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
![Ota Sklenčka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271443_3a32b5.jpg)
Ota Sklenčka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
![Radoslav Brzobohatý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/427/164427085_48549e.png)
Radoslav Brzobohatý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
All My Compatriots (1968)
![Milan Riehs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268647_ad73eb.jpg)
Milan Riehs
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
![Karel Dellapina](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/261/160261414_3be626.jpg)
Karel Dellapina
Bulgaria
Best movies:
Gentlemen Boys (1975)
On the Trail of Blood (1969)
Počkám, až zabiješ (1973)
Stanislav Litera
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Happy End (1967)
The Girl on the Broomstick (1971)
Jiří Fuchs
Best movies:
The House of Lost Souls (1967)
I, Justice (1967)
Spadla s měsíce (1961)
![Jiří Kostka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274319_d49420.jpg)
Jiří Kostka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Divine Ema (1979)
![Eva Kubešová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/514/158514156_f43756.jpg)
Eva Kubešová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Stolen Airship (1966)
A 105 p. c. Alibi (1959)
Úplně vyřízený chlap (1965)
![Jana Marková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/127/165127718_900ebb.jpg)
Jana Marková
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
All My Compatriots (1968)
Lenin, Lord and Mother (1990)
František Příhoda
Best movies:
Pearls of the Deep (1965)
The House of Lost Souls (1967)
Malé letní blues (1967)
Jiří Cimický
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Assassination (1964)
The Joke (1968)
Radostný život posmrtný (1990) (TV movie)
![Stanislava Bartošová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810741_1625ff.png)
Stanislava Bartošová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dům na nebesích (1984) (theatrical recording)
Run, Waiter, Run! (1980)
Mnoho povyku pro nic (1972) (theatrical recording)