Directed by:
Karel SteklýScreenplay:
Karel SteklýCinematography:
Jan StallichComposer:
Jan SeidelCast:
Radoslav Brzobohatý, Ivanka Devátá, Jan Pivec, Gustav Nezval, Josef Beyvl, Libuše Řídelová, Vladimír Hlavatý, František Filipovský, Oldřich Vykypěl (more)Plots(1)
Based on the novel by Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod "Kašpar Lén the Avenger" (1908), the film is set in Prague before World War I. Kašpar Lén, a mason, returns to Prague after three years of war and finds that nothing is the same as before. When he searches for mason Kryštof and his daughter Márinka, with whom he lived in a sublet before leaving for the army, the current tenants tell him about their fate. The story, steeped in social injustice, greed, powerlessness and the desire for revenge, features solid performances by Radoslav Brzobohatý in the title role and Ivanka Devátá as Márinka. Another asset of this intimate film is its successful recreation of the atmosphere of Prague during the Austro-Hungarian era, including the nightlife and its associated establishments. The social-critical tone resonates to this day, as some practices will probably never disappear and will have to be fought against at all times. (Noir Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Radoslav Brzobohatý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
All My Compatriots (1968)
Ivanka Devátá
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
Nezralé maliny (1980) (TV movie)
The Best Woman in My Life (1968)
Jan Pivec
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Malér (1965) (TV movie)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Gustav Nezval
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Mnoho povyku pro nic (1972) (theatrical recording)
Lakomec (1972) (theatrical recording)
Alexandr Dumas starší (1970) (series)
Josef Beyvl
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Hrdinové okamžiku (1961) (series)
The Chintamani Carpet and a Swindler (1964)
Libuše Řídelová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Avenger (1959)
Objev na Střapaté hůrce (1962)
Nůž pro všechno (1974) (TV movie)
Vladimír Hlavatý
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
The Assassination (1964)
František Filipovský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Oldřich Vykypěl
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
All My Compatriots (1968)
Jan Hus (1954)
Jan Žižka (1955)
Gustav Heverle
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
The Assassination (1964)
Romeo a Julie na konci listopadu (1971) (TV movie)
Jan Skopeček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
František Kubíček
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Věra Tichánková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Kinoautomat: One Man and His House (1967)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
Martin Růžek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Tři na lavičce (1978) (TV movie)
Witchhammer (1969)
All My Compatriots (1968) - narrator
Valtr Taub
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
The End of Agent W4C (1967)
Libuše Bokrová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
The Proud Princess (1952)
Auntie's Fantasies (1941)
Anna Friedová
Best movies:
The Avenger (1959)
Dagmar Doubravská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Avenger (1959)
A Suburban Villa (1959)
První parta (1959)
Václav Fišer
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
You Are a Widow, Sir (1970)
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
František Šlégr
Austria-Hungary
Best movies: