The story takes place in Prague in the 1930s. An old trickster watchmaker named Sakař fakes an illness to get into the hospital. A young doctor from Bulovka finds him on the street and admits him to the hospital. Sakař is an excellent specialist, he takes care of everyone's watches, but at a certain point his desire for freedom wins out and he runs away from the hospital with a rare piece of old watch, which unfortunately belongs to the headmistress. A problem arises for the doctor, his position and existence are threatened...
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Cast
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Josef Větrovec
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Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Zdeněk Žák
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Zahrada dětí
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Alena Vránová
Known for
Empties
Marcel Vašinka
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A Prague Underworld
Víkend bez rodičů
Martina Hudečková
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Zahrada dětí
Cesty domů
Marta Richterová
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The Train of Childhood and Expectation
With You The World Is Fun
Jiří Holý
Known for
Witchhammer
Jiří Lír
Known for
The Cremator
Morgiana
Světlana Nálepková
Also in
Pražský písničkář
Možná přijde i kouzelník
Adolf Filip
Also in
A Prague Underworld
The Ninth Day
Drahomíra Fialková
Known for
Morgiana
Jiří Bruder
Also in
A Prague Underworld
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Zdeněk Kubeček Director · Jiří Bednář Writer Ota Dub Author
First release December 15, 1988 · Produced in XC
Production
Československá televize Praha
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XC
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Original language
Czech
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Czech
Release dates
XC · December 15, 1988
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