In 363, somewhere in Mesopotamia, on a campaign against the Persians, the emperor Julian, who had succeeded Constantine after his victory over Gaul, was going through a personal crisis. He sees that the new philosophical trend, Christianity, is as cruel and implacable as the old paganism, and so he returns to the ancient philosophers. He knows that, as a potentate, he is surrounded by a pack of careerists who are all about loot, and in the face of an insidious external enemy. But his future fate is in their hands...
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Rudolf Hrušínský
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Luděk Munzar
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Eduard Cupák
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Witchhammer
Zdeněk Řehoř
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Marketa Lazarová
Karel Pavlík
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Sňatky z rozumu
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Otakar Brousek
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The Visitors
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Jiří Němeček
Also in
Provisional Liberty
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Richard Záhorský
Known for
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Eva Kaiserová
Zdeněk Hodr
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The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Karel Houska
Also in
A Prague Underworld
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Oldřich Lukeš
Known for
The Silent Star
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Jiří Bělka Director · Jiří Šotola Writer Luboš Fišer Composer
First release January 1, 1970 · Produced in XC · Production Československá televize Praha
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
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Československá televize Praha
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XC
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Czech
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Czech
Release dates
XC · January 1, 1970
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