The leader of the fast-track workers' party is appointed worker director of the unprofitable Lucie mine. The wrong decisions he makes to increase production at any cost and to fulfil an unrealistic plan lead to a catastrophe in which his son is accidentally killed. After overwhelming criticism, the failed director wants to quit, but the senior management and party authorities continue to have faith in him...
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Josef Větrovec
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Karel Höger
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Vladimír Šmeral
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Ladislav Boháč
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Míla Myslíková
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Josef Bek
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Jaroslav Moučka
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Josef Kemr
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Marketa Lazarová
Miroslav Nohýnek
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Marcela Hynčicová
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Július Vašek
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Radoslav Brzobohatý
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Karel Steklý Director · Ivan Kubíček Author Svatopluk Havelka Composer
First release January 10, 1964 · Produced in XC · Working title Lucinka
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
XC
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Lucinka · Raport o včerejší bitvě
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Original language
Czech
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Czech
Release dates
XC · January 10, 1964
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No release date listed for United States.
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