Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comedian Jirí Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle of a main hero Karel Rossman (Martin Dejdar).
Cast
Martin Dejdar
Karel Rossman
Jiří Lábus
Strýc Jacob
Jarka Rytychová
Klára
Kateřina Kozáková-Bílková
Tereza
Jiří Schmitzer
Topič
Oldřich Kaiser
Delamarche
Pavel Landovský
Robinson
Libuse Tomanová
Brunelda
Tomáš Vorel
Mac
Pavel Nový
Green
Milan Riehs
Pollunder
Jan Schmid
Šubal
Petr Vacek
Immigration Officer
Ladislav Skrabánek
Driver
Olga Charvatova
Mother Rossman
Václav Marhoul
Barman 1
Dan Dlouhý
Musician
Ctibor Bártek
Musician
Martin Opršál
Musician
Jan Řihák
Musician
Petr Dvořák
Musician
Jan Unger
Student (uncredited)
Radim Hladík Jr.
Barman (uncredited)
Crew
Vladimír Michálek
Director, Screenplay
Martin Duba
Screenplay, Director of Photography
Franz Kafka
Novel
Jiří Brožek
Editor
Štěpána Rácová
Assistant Editor
Krasimira Veličková
Assistant Editor
Kryštof Hanzlík
First Assistant Director
Jaroslav Bouček
Executive Producer
Martin Mikuláš
Line Producer
Jana Novosadová
Production Assistant
Jindřich Goetz
Production Design
Pavel Brynych
Camera Operator
Jiří Rumler
Visual Effects Camera
Milan Knap
Visual Effects Camera
Monika Drápalová
Costumer
Petra Jáchimová
Costumer
Věra Linhartová
Costumer
Tamara Koubová
Makeup & Hair
Jiří Budín
Makeup Artist
Luboš Svoboda
Assistant Art Director
Jan Petrusek
Sound Assistant
Michal Dvořák
Sound, Original Music Composer
Radim Hladík Jr.
Sound
Jaromír Franta
Visual Effects Art Director
David Koller
Original Music Composer
Jiří Zobač
Music Director
Hana Francová
Musician
Jiří Korman
Musician
Milan Korman
Musician
Vojtěch Gadžor
Musician
Robert Kodym
Musician
Radim Hladík Sr.
Musician
Pavel Plánka
Musician
Ivan Král
Musician
Eva Javorská
Production Accountant
Bedřich Čermák
Set Decoration
Ladislav Jarkovský
Construction Grip
Pavel Šatan
Construction Grip
Vladimír Šubrt
Construction Grip
Josef Calta
Props
Ladislav Jásam Kumšta
Props
Milan Šveňha
Props
Tomáš Čoudil Kroutílek
Still Photographer
Jana Goetzová
Script Supervisor
Alexandr Pekov
Electrician
Jaroslav Přibyl
Electrician
Jaromír Šedina
Electrician
Irena Mašková
Clapper Loader
Michal Procházka
Gaffer
Mario Klemens
Conductor
Jaroslav Róna
Art Direction
Lenka Dusilová
Vocals
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