Directed by:
Karel KachyňaCinematography:
Vladimír SmutnýComposer:
Petr HapkaCast:
Daniel Douda, Eliška Balzerová, Josef Abrhám, Alena Mihulová, Kateřina Kaira Hrachovcová, Pavel Nový, Barbora Hrzánová, Igor Smržík, Pavel Chalupa (more)Plots(1)
Director Karel Kachyňa’s depiction of Advent in a small-town hospital is drawn from Jan Procházka’s story ‘Lying and Stealing’. The lives of the employees and patients intertwine in a spirit of conciliation thanks to a traditional play about the arrival of St. Nicholas with his retinue. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Daniel Douda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/765/157765178_4f4c9b.jpg)
Daniel Douda
Czech Republic
Best movies:
St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992) (TV movie)
The Freon Ghost (1990)
![Eliška Balzerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748092_3b9ced.jpg)
Eliška Balzerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Můj báječný rozvod (2008) (theatrical recording)
Run, Waiter, Run! (1980)
Blboun (2001) (theatrical recording)
![Josef Abrhám](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/323/166323293_f95e62.jpg)
Josef Abrhám
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
Hráči (1983) (theatrical recording)
![Alena Mihulová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/430/160430926_9fa0b8.jpg)
Alena Mihulová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
The Cow (1993)
Anthropoid (2016)
![Kateřina Kaira Hrachovcová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/603/161603485_5bd998.jpg)
Kateřina Kaira Hrachovcová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
S tvojí dcerou ne (1997) (theatrical recording)
St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992) (TV movie)
Revizor (2004) (TV movie)
![Pavel Nový](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/542/161542201_fc7210.jpg)
Pavel Nový
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Hřbitov pro cizince (1991) (TV movie)
I Enjoy the World with You (1982)
![Barbora Hrzánová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270520_e501e6.jpg)
Barbora Hrzánová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hrdý Budžes (2003) (theatrical recording)
Rok na vsi (1995) (theatrical recording)
Racek (1996) (theatrical recording)
Igor Smržík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
Kamenný řád (1975) (series)
St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992) (TV movie)
![Pavel Chalupa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307376_f92376.jpg)
Pavel Chalupa
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Noc pastýřů (1993) (TV movie)
Jak básníci přicházejí o iluze (1984)
St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992) (TV movie)
![Čestmír Řanda ml.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/488/488760_5fcc3d.jpg)
Čestmír Řanda ml.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dark Blue World (2001)
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
Stalingrad (1993)
Tat'ána Puttová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992) (TV movie)
How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives (1987)
![Lída Plachá](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275192_e8fbb3.jpg)
Lída Plachá
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Bratranec Pons (1973) (TV movie)
St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992) (TV movie)
![Jiřina Jelenská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268531_63aa00.jpg)
Jiřina Jelenská
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Pozor, vizita! (1981)
Dobří holubi se vracejí (1988)
![Petra Hanžlíková-Tišnovská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/248/162248276_727eaa.jpg)
Petra Hanžlíková-Tišnovská
Best movies:
St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992) (TV movie)
Něžný barbar (1989)
Pravda a lež (1992) (TV movie)
![Jiří Bábek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/932/157932505_6f8829.jpg)
Jiří Bábek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Teremin (2010) (theatrical recording)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Jiří Žák
Best movies:
Coach to Vienna (1966)
The Inheritance (1992)
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)
![Lucie Čechová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/462/161462164_904fa8.jpg)
Lucie Čechová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992) (TV movie)
Láska zlatnice Leonetty (1991) (TV movie)
Potkal jsem ho v ZOO (1994)
![Martin Písařík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/706/163706838_95bc29.jpg)
Martin Písařík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lost Gate (2012) (series)
St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992) (TV movie)
Touha (2011) (theatrical recording)
![Václav Jakoubek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/424/424149_8c1f3a.jpg)
Václav Jakoubek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992) (TV movie)
Jaroslav Kejř
Best movies:
Lenin, Lord and Mother (1990)
St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992) (TV movie)
O zatoulané princezně (1987)