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Film / 1967
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Directed by
Evald Schorm
Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan's pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly …
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Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan's pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly and with the blessing of her parents.
Cast
Jan KačerJan Sebek
Jana BrejchováJana
Jiří MenzelJirí
Milan MorávekDoctor
Dana MedřickáOlga
Anna LebedováJana's Mother
Antonín LebedaJana's Father
Jiřina Třebickázdravotní sestra
Jiří KyliánZdeněk
Nina Divíšková
Klára Kačerová
Hana Kreihanslová
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