Although the emancipated editor of a women's magazine proclaims that grandparents in particular should not be abused by their adult children, she accepts without scruple the fact that her mother, still a sprightly pensioner, works in her household as a jack-of-all-trades without receiving not only any pay but also no recognition. However, the grandmother learns from an article written by her daughter - and rebels.
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Cast
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Zdeňka Baldová
Grandmother Skorepová
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Vlasta Fabianová
Zdenka Janurová - Your daughter
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Miloš Nedbal
Karel Janura - son-in-law
Known for
Lemonade Joe
Jaroslava Tvrzníková
Jana - Janura's daughter
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Chalupáři
The Girl Robinson Crusoe
Jiří Kříž
Petrík, Janura's son
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Tažní ptáci
Cubs Trainers
Jaroslav Vojta
Polácek - suitor
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The Hordubals
The Comedian's Princess
Helena Loubalová
Jirina Slavíková - singer
Also in
Angel in the Mountains
Love
Rudolf Jelínek
Arnost - Jana's friend
Known for
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Josef Kemr
Petránek - secretary
Known for
Witchhammer
Marketa Lazarová
Bedřich Veverka
Doctor
Also in
Kristian
The Girl in Blue
Marie Nademlejnská
Skinny grandmother
Known for
Witchhammer
Blažena Slavíčková
Janura's neighbour
Also in
DS-70 nevyjíždí
Capek's Tales
Bořivoj Zeman Director · Jiří Karásek Screenplay Julius Kalaš Composer
First release April 18, 1958 · Produced in XC
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
XC
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · April 18, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
March 23, 1959 · Theatrical
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