Directed by:
Jiří KrejčíkCinematography:
Rudolf Stahl ml.Composer:
Zdeněk LiškaCast:
Ján Klimo (narrator), Hana Meličková, Jozef Kroner, Margit Bara, Hannjo Hasse, Ladislav Chudík, Karol Machata, Emília Vášáryová, Ivan Mistrík, Vladimír Šmeral (more)Plots(1)
A dramatic story of a petit-bourgeois family that wishes to survive the war in safety even by direct collaboration with the Nazis. The return of their own, wounded injured son Juraj who had joined the partisans means a serious danger for them. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Ján Klimo (narrator)
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Midnight Mass (1962) - narrator
Jánošík I., II. (1963)
St. Peter's Umbrella (1958)
![Hana Meličková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272849_fb9fbe.jpg)
Hana Meličková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
Midnight Mass (1962)
Ženský zákon (1967) (TV movie)
![Jozef Kroner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268148_927838.jpg)
Jozef Kroner
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Rysavá jalovica (1970) (TV movie)
![Margit Bara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/681/161681539_a6d4cc.jpg)
Margit Bara
Romania
Best movies:
Midnight Mass (1962)
Cold Days (1966)
Jakob the Liar (1974)
![Hannjo Hasse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276226_d0ba5f.jpg)
Hannjo Hasse
German Empire
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Midnight Mass (1962)
The Gleiwitz Case (1961)
![Ladislav Chudík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268735_919694.jpg)
Ladislav Chudík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Midnight Mass (1962)
Henrich IV. (1987) (theatrical recording)
All My Loved Ones (1999)
![Karol Machata](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/782/160782023_1c59c7.jpg)
Karol Machata
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Midnight Mass (1962)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
Shadows of a Hot Summer (1977)
![Emília Vášáryová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/849/164849929_e0bd94.jpg)
Emília Vášáryová
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
![Ivan Mistrík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268882_0972d2.jpg)
Ivan Mistrík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
![Vladimír Šmeral](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268168_7ce45e.jpg)
Vladimír Šmeral
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Larks on a String (1969)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
![Jiří Pleskot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268668_2b66a9.jpg)
Jiří Pleskot
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
![Mária Markovičová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/400/160400770_5802e6.jpg)
Mária Markovičová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Midnight Mass (1962)
Demeterovci (1976) (TV movie)
Ženský zákon (1967) (TV movie)
![Elo Romančík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270827_5ab3dd.jpg)
Elo Romančík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
Witchhammer (1969)
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
![Jindřich Narenta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268716_d15abe.jpg)
Jindřich Narenta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Cremator (1968)
Run, Waiter, Run! (1980)
Dezidér Janda
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Midnight Mass (1962)
Čertova stena (1948)
Tri razy svitá ráno (1961)
![Ľudovít Greššo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386674_eb9ca1.jpg)
Ľudovít Greššo
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Midnight Mass (1962)
The Ballad on the Seven Hanged (1968) (TV movie)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
Gašpar Arbét ml.
Best movies:
Midnight Mass (1962)
Senzi mama (1964)
Archimedov zákon (1964)
![Elena Latečková-Rampáková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/371/160371776_44e0fa.jpg)
Elena Latečková-Rampáková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
Midnight Mass (1962)
Jánošík I., II. (1963)
![Oľga Adamčíková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386671_d0a1f8.jpg)
Oľga Adamčíková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
Midnight Mass (1962)
![Eva Mária Chalupová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/987/157987363_81e76f.jpg)
Eva Mária Chalupová
Slovak state
Best movies:
Midnight Mass (1962)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
Naši synovia (1975) (series)