František Brych, a principled lawyer, refuses to back the new Communist regime at his factory and grows increasingly alienated, even as his former love Irena, unhappily married to factory owner Ondřej Ráž, seeks his understanding. When he helps plan an escape over the Šumava border, the group’s panic and violence lead to murder, prompting Brych to abandon the scheme and return home with Irena.
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Karel Höger
Lawyer Frantisek Brych
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Vlasta Fialová
Irena
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Ráz
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Zdeněk Štěpánek
Mizina
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Jaroslav Průcha
Bartos
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Jan Pivec
Saska
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Jan Hus
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Boris Tajchman
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Miloš Kopecký
Kamil Tajchman
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Bohuš Záhorský
Kalous
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Jiřina Šejbalová
Kalousová
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Blanka Bohdanová
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Valentina Thielová
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Rodinná pouta
Otakar Vávra Director · Jan Otčenášek Screenplay Jiří Srnka Composer
First release February 20, 1959 · Produced in XC
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
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XC
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Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · February 20, 1959
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No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
June 25, 1959 · Theatrical
Russia
January 11, 1960 · Theatrical
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