An occupation drama about a group of Czech scientists who, in a remote factory, investigate how to produce the vital penicillin as easily as possible - but for a long time they have been unable to find the only right mould to use as a base.
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Karel Meister
MUDr. Bohumír Benda
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Jiří Lehovec Director · Jiří Cirkl Screenplay Zdeněk Liška Composer
Director Screenplay Story
Jiří Lehovec
Screenplay Author
Jiří Cirkl
Composer
Zdeněk Liška
Cinematographer
Zdeněk Šibrava
Cinematographer
Jaromír Holpuch
Cinematographer
Antonín Stránský
Editor
Jaromír Janáček
Production designer
Zbyněk Hloch
Production designer
Boris Moravec
Costume designer
František Novotný
First release March 20, 1964 · Produced in XC · Working title Penicilin
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
XC
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Penicilin · Bílý kůň PH 510
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Languages
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · March 20, 1964
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No release date listed for United States.
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