Directed by:
Pavel HoblCinematography:
Jiří VojtaComposer:
Luboš FišerCast:
Vlastimil Brodský, Fred Delmare, František Filipovský, Marie Vášová, Martin Růžek, Nina Popelíková, Jana Brejchová, Jaroslav Marvan, Jiří Vala (more)Plots(1)
In 1965, a not-so-well known Czech director Pavel Hobl shot this not-so-well known - but the more interesting - "tractate on the qualities of man", as he himself calls it in the opening credits. From the point of view of utilizing wide-screen format, it represents a relatively standard film of its time; but from the point of view of narrative construction and the use of genre conventions it is one of the most remarkable films of the 1960s. (Summer Film School)
(more)Cast
Anny Freyová
Best movies:
Fantom Morrisvillu (1966)
The Fifth Horseman Is Fear (1964)
Transport from Paradise (1962)
![Karel Hovorka st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275705_643e4d.jpg)
Karel Hovorka st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
The Cremator (1968)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
![Jaroslav Orlický](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275619_f901fa.jpg)
Jaroslav Orlický
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
The Proud Princess (1952)
The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice (1944)
Eduard Pavlíček
Austria
Best movies:
Kočičí hra (1982) (theatrical recording)
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Václav Podhorský
Best movies:
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
The Stolen Airship (1966)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
![Marie Popelková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/440/167440442_5lsbaf.jpg)
Marie Popelková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Happy End (1967)
The Incredibly Sad Princess (1968)
![Helena Růžičková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/647/161647089_6deb68.jpg)
Helena Růžičková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
Men About Town (1969)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
![Antonín Soukup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275618_811da0.jpg)
Antonín Soukup
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
![Václav Kaňkovský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/798/160798422_b95f90.jpg)
Václav Kaňkovský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Scapinova šibalství (1980) (TV movie)
On the Comet (1970)
Fantastic Planet (1973)
Karel Karas
Best movies:
Tři spory (1981) (series)
Dítě (1973) (TV movie)
Ztracená tvář (1965)
![Hynek Němec](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274340_3e2baf.jpg)
Hynek Němec
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
On the Trail of Blood (1969)
Funeral Ceremonies (1969)
![Eva Olmerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188242_9a4798.jpg)
Eva Olmerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Love Between the Raindrops (1979)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Lovers in the Year One (1973)
![Eva Foustková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274575_49a53e.jpg)
Eva Foustková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Partie krásného dragouna (1970)
The Nun's Night (1967)
The Borstal (1969)
![Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275428_b6a687.jpg)
Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
You Are a Widow, Sir (1970)
Three Wishes (1958)
Do You Keep a Lion at Home? (1963)
Marie Buddeusová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice (1944)
The River Is Performing Magic (1945)
Hry a sny (1958)
![Zuzana Schnöblingová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/741/158741744_e9e094.jpg)
Zuzana Schnöblingová
Best movies:
Ztracená tvář (1965)
Alibi on the Lake (1965)
June Days (1961)
Dana Sikorová
Best movies:
Ztracená tvář (1965)
The Lady of the Lines (1966)
Jaroslav Toms
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Riders in the Sky (1968)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
František Svačina
Best movies:
Princ a chuďas (1971) (TV movie)
Beauty and the Beast (1978)
Fantom Morrisvillu (1966)
![Jiří Holý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268640_6730df.jpg)
Jiří Holý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Witchhammer (1969)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)