Theater props maker Karel Vajgant has a young wife, Magda, and two children, seven-year-old Pavlík and eleven-year-old Pepička. Magda is a caring mother, but she feels that her husband prioritizes work and his comfort. In a weak moment, Magda becomes unfaithful. Vajgant receives an anonymous letter that warns him of his wife's infidelity. His friend, the opportunist Tonda, advises him to throw away the letter and instead devote more time to Magda...
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Zdeněk Štěpánek
Karel Vajgant
Known for
Ikarie XB 1
Jiřina Štěpničková
Magda
Known for
Witchhammer
Ecstasy
Nataša Tanská
Pepička
Also in
Krakatit
Grandmother
Miroslav Červený
Pavlík
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Terezie Brzková
šatnářka
Also in
Grandmother
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Jan Pivec
Tonda
Also in
F. L. Věk
Jan Hus
František Kovářík
Zikmund
Known for
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
The Valley of the Bees
Míla Páčová
Holmová
Also in
The House of the Five Squirrels
Ještě svatba nebyla...
František Roland
komisař
Also in
Muži nestárnou
Minulost Jany Kosinové
Jan W. Speerger
inspektor
Also in
The Lovers of an Old Criminal
St. Wenceslas
Václav Pecián
strážník
Also in
Nocturnal Butterfly
Životem vedla je láska
Růžena Gottliebová
herečka
Also in
The Strike
Strakonický dudák
František Čáp Director · A. J. Urban Screenplay Rudolf Madran-Vodička Screenplay
First release December 25, 1941 · Produced in XC
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Lucernafilm
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XC
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Czech
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Czech
Release dates
XC · December 25, 1941
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