A ballad story from the life of the inhabitants of the Moravian Beskydy Mountains. The heroine is a young woman, Františka Plesníková. Františka's lover was killed by a falling tree before he could marry her, and the girl faced the bitter fate of a "roll" of illegitimate mother. Františka fought with all her might for a better life for her son Metúdek. For his sake, she eventually married an old widower farmer, Podešva. However, she soon realized that her marriage had not benefited either herself or her child.
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Cast
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Gustav Hilmar
Jura Podesva - farmer
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Městečko na dlani
Nina Jiránková
Frantiska Plesníková
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Rozpaky kuchaře Svatopluka
Pure Hearts
Marie Vášová
Rozína
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The Emperor and the Golem
The Strike
Vojtěch Rosenberg
Metúdek
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Cubs Trainers
Otto Lackovič
Jan
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Ikarie XB 1
Zdeňka Baldová
herbewoman Marýna
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Distant Journey
Eva Fools Around
Jarmila Kurandová
Plesnicka Metúdková
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The Princess with the Golden Star
Granny
Jaroslav Vojta
Head forester
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The Hordubals
The Comedian's Princess
Milada Smolíková
Forester's wife
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The Heroic Captain Korkoran
Andula vyhrála
Eva Klepáčová
Stázka
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Playing with the Devil
The Young Lady from the Riverside
Alois Cepek
Uncle Kysucan
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Hynek Němec
Uncle Dracula
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Portáši
F. L. Věk
Vladimír Vlček Director · Jarmila Glazarová Author Ludvík Podéšť Composer
First release January 11, 1957 · Produced in XC
Production
Studio hraných filmů
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XC
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Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · January 11, 1957
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No release date listed for United States.
Russia
January 13, 1958 · Theatrical
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