The main character of the story is Professor Trojan, the head of a Prague clinic, who is not experiencing the happiest of times. His cat has been poisoned with cyanide, he has a falling out with his son Petr, who has moved to Brno to be with his wife, the promising singer Eva, and only seeks out his father when he needs money, and as if that weren't enough, someone shoots him in the evening. Trojan initially considers it a mistake or a prank and does not share the fears of those around him. But then cyanide is discovered and one of the patients takes it from the assistant Dvoracek, who borrowed it for an unauthorized experiment. Trojan pairs the cyanide with a gunshot and slowly begins to suspect that someone is trying to kill him. At first he suspects Dvorak, who might become the foreman after his death, but later, as he falls deeper and deeper into a psychosis of fear and apprehension, he begins to suspect everyone around him...
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Karel Höger
Known for
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Slávka Budínová
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Kolya
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Jana Brejchová
Known for
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Beauty and the Beast
Martin Růžek
Known for
Happy End
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Zdeněk Řehoř
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Marketa Lazarová
Josef Abrhám
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Morgiana
Happy End
Jaromír Hanzlík
Known for
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cutting It Short
Nina Popelíková
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Nemocnice na kraji města
Chalupáři
Miriam Kantorková
Known for
Witchhammer
Václav Lohniský
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Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Oldřich Vízner
Known for
Cutting It Short
Ivo Niederle
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xXx
Die Puppenspieler
Jiří Sequens Director · Zdeněk Bláha Screenplay Zdeněk Liška Composer
First release October 12, 1973 · Produced in XC
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
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XC
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Czech
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Czech
Release dates
XC · October 12, 1973
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