Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comedian Jirí Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle of a main hero Karel Rossman (Martin Dejdar).
Vladimír Michálek
Director

Martin Dejdar
Karel Rossman

Jiří Lábus
Strýc Jacob

Jarka Rytychová
Klára
Kateřina Kozáková-Bílková
Tereza

Jiří Schmitzer
Topič

Oldřich Kaiser
Delamarche

Pavel Landovský
Robinson
Libuse Tomanová
Brunelda

Tomáš Vorel
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