Directed by:
Pavel HoblCinematography:
Jiří VojtaComposer:
Luboš FišerCast:
Vlastimil Brodský, Fred Delmare, František Filipovský, Marie Vášová, Martin Růžek, Nina Popelíková, Jana Brejchová, Jaroslav Marvan, Jiří Vala (more)Plots(1)
In 1965, a not-so-well known Czech director Pavel Hobl shot this not-so-well known - but the more interesting - "tractate on the qualities of man", as he himself calls it in the opening credits. From the point of view of utilizing wide-screen format, it represents a relatively standard film of its time; but from the point of view of narrative construction and the use of genre conventions it is one of the most remarkable films of the 1960s. (Summer Film School)
(more)Cast
![Vlastimil Brodský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281492_215952.jpg)
Vlastimil Brodský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Men About Town (1969)
![Fred Delmare](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496860_fa4315.jpg)
Fred Delmare
German Empire
Best movies:
Das Buschgespenst (1986) (TV movie)
I Survived Certain Death (1960)
Der Lange Ritt zur Schule (1982)
![František Filipovský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268130_966c13.jpg)
František Filipovský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![Marie Vášová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268513_643d3e.jpg)
Marie Vášová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Conscience (1948)
![Martin Růžek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268710_95af03.jpg)
Martin Růžek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Tři na lavičce (1978) (TV movie)
Witchhammer (1969)
All My Compatriots (1968) - narrator
![Nina Popelíková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268427_489efd.jpg)
Nina Popelíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
V zámku a podzámčí (1981) (TV movie)
Nezralé maliny (1980) (TV movie)
Love Between the Raindrops (1979)
![Jana Brejchová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281468_a9e15f.jpg)
Jana Brejchová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Půlpenny (1974) (TV movie)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
![Jaroslav Marvan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268879_f938bf.jpg)
Jaroslav Marvan
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![Jiří Vala](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271167_49f599.jpg)
Jiří Vala
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
![Zdenka Procházková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268430_201aa6.jpg)
Zdenka Procházková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Distant Journey (1948)
A Dead Man Among the Living (1946)
I ve smrti sami (2004) (TV movie)
![Zlatomír Vacek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/788/162788124_2c926a.jpg)
Zlatomír Vacek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
The Devil's Trap (1961)
The Ballad on the Seven Hanged (1968) (TV movie)
![Karel Effa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268606_1f6b4c.jpg)
Karel Effa
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
S Pydlou v zádech (1985) (theatrical recording)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
![Svatopluk Skládal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268670_a81361.jpg)
Svatopluk Skládal
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
All My Compatriots (1968)
![Raoul Schránil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268236_ff1e22.jpg)
Raoul Schránil
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Nebe a dudy (1941)
Christian (1939)
Eva Fools Around (1939)
![Antonín Jedlička](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268609_24ae2b.jpg)
Antonín Jedlička
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
The Creation of the World (1957)
![Milan Kindl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/949/157949953_e5ca97.jpg)
Milan Kindl
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Happy End (1967)
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1970)
The Devil's Trap (1961)
![Jarmila Bechyňová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274570_f805ae.jpg)
Jarmila Bechyňová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Jan Žižka (1955)
Virginity (1937)
Zlatá reneta (1965)
![Václav Wasserman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269875_5894e6.jpg)
Václav Wasserman
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Ducháček Will Fix It (1938)
The Stolen Airship (1966)
![Jiřina Bílá](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/352/163352210_cf473f.jpg)
Jiřina Bílá
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
The Cremator (1968)
Men About Town (1969)
Jiří Bukvaj
Best movies:
Ztracená tvář (1965)
Paleta lásky (1976)
The Lanfier Colony (1969)