Set in a bleak, filth-ridden provincial hospital, a disillusioned doctor begins to find the philosophical ramblings of a mental patient more stimulating than the company of "sane" society. As their relationship deepens amidst the grimy and decaying wards, the doctor's own mental health is called into question by his suspicious colleagues.
Cast
Zlatomír Vacek
Andrej Jefimyč Ragin
Vladimír Merta
Ivan Dmitrič Gromov
Slavoj Urban
Michail Averjanyč Goljubkin
Antonín Horák
Jevgenij Fjodoryč Chobotov
Pavel Michailov
Nikita
André Maroun-Gédéon
Mojsejka
Ivan Králík
Sergej Sergejevič
Milica Linhartová
Naděžda Osipovna
Zuzana Fišárková
Štěpka
Hana Slivková
Marja Prokofjevna Chobotova
Elena Zvaríková-Pappová
Varvara
Vojtěch Ron
Lev Trofimovič
Ladislav Brothánek
Jefrim
Mnislav Hofmann
Semjonov
Jiří Ptáček
Deaf-Mute
Václav Provazník
Deaf-Mute
Alois Krameš
Inmate
Zora Rozsypalová
Woman
Eva Řepíková
Reporter
Vlastimila Vlková
Darja Pavlovna
Olga Čechová
Reporter
Milena Vopatová
Bride
Klára Dohnalová
Máša
Josef Němeček
Escaped Prisoner
Jan Drnek
Matvěj
Vratislav Žídek
Muzhik
Magdalena Šebestová
Lina Chobotova
Ladislav Gzela
Fire Marshal (uncredited)
Pavel Pekárek
Readhead (uncredited)
Jana Posseltová
Nina (uncredited)
Marie Hatleová
Old Woman (uncredited)
Julius Albert
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Žofie Housová
Inmate (uncredited)
Jiřina Jelenská
Woman (uncredited)
Zuzana Fréharová
Woman (uncredited)
Vladimír Švabík
Orderly (uncredited)
Vít Haderka
Alexandr Lvovič (uncredited)
Libuše Komancová
Laundress (uncredited)
Šárka Štembergová
Laundress (uncredited)
Natalie Švabíková
Laundress (uncredited)
Klementina Zunová
Inmate (uncredited)
F. Andres
MUDr. Mricin (uncredited)
J. Konůpka
Inmate with Honors (uncredited)
J. Šafránek
Inmate (uncredited)
J. Zeman
Deaf-Mute (uncredited)
K. Rys
Nikolaj (uncredited)
K. Zuna
Dying Man (uncredited)
L. Hanuš
Soldier (uncredited)
I. Pešl
Musician (uncredited)
M. Svoboda
Orderly (uncredited)
I. Hezinová
Girl (uncredited)
M. Stupka
Ivan (uncredited)
J. Navrátil
Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
J. Vacek
Dancer (uncredited)
Pavel Landovský
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Nikita (voice) (uncredited)
Josef Abrhám
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited)
Jiří Hálek
Jevgenij Fjodoryč Chobotov (voice) (uncredited)
Slávka Budínová
Marja Prokofjevna Chobotova (voice) (uncredited)
František Husák
Sergej Sergejevič (voice) (uncredited)
Eva Svobodová
Darja Pavlovna (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Zdeněk Bláha
Dramaturgy
Ivan Balaďa
Director
Lubor Dohnal
Screenplay
Anton Chekhov
Short Story
Alois Fišárek
Editor
Juraj Šajmovič
Director of Photography
Julius Matula
First Assistant Director
Tomáš Škrdlant
First Assistant Director
Ivan Frič
Second Assistant Director
Jaroslav Kučera
Executive Producer
Jindřich Goetz
Production Design
Bohumír Durčák
Camera Operator
Vlastimil Malaska
Assistant Camera
Ester Krumbachová
Costume Design, Art Direction
Vlasta Malíková
Costumer
Jan Štětina
Makeup & Hair
Jan Valkoun
Makeup & Hair
Oldřich Mach
Makeup Artist
Jiří Hora
Sound
Štěpán Koníček
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Jaroslav Chytrý
Set Decoration
Ivan Minář
Still Photographer
Věra Houšková
Script Supervisor
Eva Slívová
Property Master
Eva Charvátová
Clapper Loader
Václav Rouha
Production Manager
Pavel Juráček
Creative Producer
Ladislav Herz
Assistant Production Manager
Blažej Vráb
Unit Manager
Zdeňka Černá
Unit Manager