The construction of the new dam deprived the ferryman Ryba of his trade. The new dam replaced the ferry. However, Ryba's ancestors were ferrymen and the old man would have liked his two sons to take up the same profession. But Joseph is an indecisive weakling and Karel found work on the dam. That's why old Ryba drove him out of the house. The persistent rain brings Ryba miserable joy. The man knows well that a sudden flood can endanger the unfinished dam. In his fanatical hatred, he forgets that the water from a broken dam would sweep away his house and his daughter-in-law and sick grandchild in the first place...
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Zdeněk Štěpánek
Known for
Ikarie XB 1
Otomar Krejča
Also in
Distant Journey
Man in Outer Space
Slávka Budínová
Known for
Kolya
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Gustav Heverle
Also in
The Proud Princess
Plechová kavalerie
Karel Fiala
Known for
Lemonade Joe
Ivanka Devátá
Also in
Velmi křehké vztahy
Dnes v jednom domě
Jan Pivec
Also in
F. L. Věk
Jan Hus
Václav Lohniský
Known for
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Zdeněk Řehoř
Known for
Marketa Lazarová
František Vnouček
Also in
Journey Into the Depth of the Student's Soul
Velká přehrada
Rudolf Deyl
Known for
Lemonade Joe
Ikarie XB 1
František Holar
Also in
DS-70 nevyjíždí
A Case for a Rookie Hangman
Martin Frič Director · Miroslav Hubáček Screenplay Jiří Mucha Screenplay
First release July 11, 1958 · Produced in XC
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Filmové studio Barrandov
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XC
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Czech
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Czech
Release dates
XC · July 11, 1958
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No release date listed for United States.
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