Worker Šebesta does not rejoice with the others in the May Day parade, as his boots are weighing him down. The following working day does not bring him a good mood either. At a plant-wide meeting, he comes into conflict with the young striker Brejcha from the United Engineering Works. He demands an increase in the production of heating elements so that the new hall can be completed before the deadline. The workers react to his passionate speech about the improvement efforts with distrust and, with a bit of mockery, challenge him to prove his words with action in their plant...
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33 people
Jaroslav Marvan
Jan Šebesta
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Jana Dítětová
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Miloš Vavruška
Josef Brejcha
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Three Wishes for Cinderella
Ota Motyčka
Václav Hrabě
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Tři chlapi v chalupě
The Emperor and the Golem
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The Heroic Captain Korkoran
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Milada Kemlinková
Věrka
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Bohuš Hradil
Votruba
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The Emperor and the Golem
Konec strašidel
Theodor Pištěk
Burger
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School Is the Foundation of Life
The Arrival from the Darkness
Mirko Čech
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Action B
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Martin Frič Director · Václav Berdych Director František Vlček Screenplay
First release June 1, 1951 · Produced in XC · Working title Byl 1. máj
Production
Československý státní film
Production
XC
Produced in
Byl 1. máj
Working title
Languages
Original title
Bylo to v máji
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · June 1, 1951
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
XC
April 30, 1955 · TV · ČST
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