Directed by:
František FilipCinematography:
Jan RothCast:
Rudolf Hrušínský, Ladislav Pešek, Jiří Sovák, Rudolf Deyl ml., Ilja Prachař, Blanka Bohdanová, Vladimír Šmeral, Marie Glázrová, Jaroslav Moučka (more)Plots(1)
Honza Vavřinec works in the investment department of a large office. One day he gets involved in the case of an unjustly convicted worker who mistakenly considers him a parliamentary deputy. Honza as a "deputy" interferes in the case and helps the worker. Encouraged by the success and possibly also out of love for the beautiful secretary Svatava, the then shy and fearful Honza stands up for the chief of the department, Hofmánek, who has been removed from his position. The cause for the chief's dismissal was an accident during the construction of a hall in the town of Brod. Everybody knows that Hofmánek made every effort to prevent the accident but his suggestions were shuffled from one department to another in vain. Honza proves that many people in various positions are responsible for the situation. To his own surprise, he himself is appointed the chief of department. Honza tries to work in a different way and kicks out his former colleagues, who are indifferent to their work. His effort, however, is unsuccessful - the new ones are the same and Honza can only work with them. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Rudolf Hrušínský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Elementary School (1991)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Ladislav Pešek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Tři na lavičce (1978) (TV movie)
Jiří Sovák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Men About Town (1969)
Kolya (1996)
Rudolf Deyl ml.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Ilja Prachař
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Blanka Bohdanová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Ryba ve čtyřech (1987) (TV movie)
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1959)
Vladimír Šmeral
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Larks on a String (1969)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
Marie Glázrová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Kočičí hra (1982) (theatrical recording)
Higher Principle (1960)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Jaroslav Moučka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1977)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Alena Procházková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Gazdina roba (1992) (theatrical recording)
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
Pavel Spálený
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Jiří Lír
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
The Cremator (1968)
Milan Mach
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Vladimír Menšík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Josefa Pechlátová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
The Incredibly Sad Princess (1968)
Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1959)
Božena Böhmová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Funeral Ceremonies (1969)
Jumping Over Puddles Again (1970)
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
Lída Roubíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Scapinova šibalství (1980) (TV movie)
Funeral Ceremonies (1969)
Antonín Jedlička
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
The Creation of the World (1957)
František Nechyba
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Devil's Trap (1961)
Marketa Lazarova (1967)
The Hero Is Afraid (1965)
Jitka Frantová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Hero Is Afraid (1965)
Konec velkých prázdnin (1996) (series)