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).
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Martin Dejdar
Karel Rossman
Also in
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Kosmo
Jiří Lábus
Strýc Jacob
Known for
The Pied Piper
Conspirators of Pleasure
Jarka Rytychová
Klára
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All My Loved Ones
Kateřina Kozáková-Bílková
Tereza
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Jiří Schmitzer
Topič
Known for
Cutting It Short
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Oldřich Kaiser
Delamarche
Known for
The Pied Piper
I Served the King of England
Pavel Landovský
Robinson
Known for
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Empties
Libuse Tomanová
Brunelda
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Tomáš Vorel
Mac
Also in
Prague Five
Way Home
Pavel Nový
Green
Known for
Little Otik
Conspirators of Pleasure
Milan Riehs
Pollunder
Also in
The Train of Childhood and Expectation
Amadeus
Jan Schmid
Šubal
Also in
Fruit of Paradise
Ferat Vampire
Vladimír Michálek Director · Martin Duba Screenplay Franz Kafka Author
First release June 16, 1994 · Produced in Czechia · Production Česká televize, Barrandov Studio
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Simply Cinema
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Česká televize
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Barrandov Studio
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Barrandov Studios
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Czechia
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Czech
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Czech
Release dates
Czechia · June 16, 1994
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