Two families live in a weaver's cottage - the Menecs and the Hroms. The women are pretty from the start. Musicians come, inviting fellow weavers who play in Menec's band to the May Day festival. Wanderers wander through the region, encountering a procession on their way. The police disperse it, so the men, who have various professions, join the wanderers. They wander around the world until they reach a tavern, where they get food and a bed. An old spinning wheeler composes a song at the request of one wanderer, inviting everyone to a "wanderer's convention". And so they get together and play together...
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Zdeněk Řehoř
Known for
Marketa Lazarová
Jaroslav Marvan
Also in
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Stanislav Remunda
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Zlá krev
Sňatky z rozumu
Jiří Němeček
Also in
Provisional Liberty
The Great Movie Robbery
Ilja Prachař
Known for
The Cremator
Petr Haničinec
Also in
Žena za pultem
Zirkus Humberto
Jiřina Šejbalová
Also in
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness
Taková normální rodinka
Vlasta Chramostová
Known for
The Cremator
When the Cat Comes
Stanislav Neumann
Also in
The Proud Princess
Ferdy The Ant
Zdeňka Černá
Also in
The Black Dynasty
Chalupáři
Josef Koza
Known for
Black Peter
Otto Šimánek
Known for
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Jiří Bělka Director · Marie Kubátová Screenplay Luboš Fišer Composer
First release May 1, 1963 · Produced in XC
Production
Československá televize
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XC
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Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · May 1, 1963
TV · ČST
No release date listed for United States.
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