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Prague in the 1870s. Work in Smolík's sulphur factory is hard and dangerous to health. The poorly paid workers resemble torches because their clothes are soaked with poisonous phosphorus. Young Josef Rezler also works in the sulphur factory and uses his earnings to feed his mother and little sisters. He throws his perpetually drunken father out of the house. The older worker Brož forces Josef to learn to read and write. A cholera epidemic breaks out in Prague and Josef is the only one of his family to survive the disease...

Cast

E Eduard Cupákworker Josef Rezler Z Zuzana StivínováAnci Rozsypalová J Jaroslav Vojtafactory Smolík L Luděk MunzarOtto - Smolík's son K Karel HögerFather Novotný Z Zdeněk Braunschlägereditor Kolár V Vlastimil Hašeksinger Hejkal V Václav Sloupaccordionist Shrovetide L Lubomír Kostelkasinger Kulda V Vladimír Brabecforeman Ladislav Zápotocký J Jan Třískaforeman Josef Pecka J Jiří Kodeteditor Norbert Zoula

Mostra altri interpreti

R Rudolf Jelínekeditor Fait O Oldřich Lukešworker Smejkál O Oldřich Velenworker Broz R Rudolf DeylWorker Hübner A Alexandra Myškovádelnice Pesková R Radoslav Brzobohatýworker Kovár E Eman Fialadrunk Rezler M Marie BrožováRezlerová - Josef's mother M Miloš PatočkaYoung worker J Jiřina KrejčováYounger worker M Miriam HynkováPaulína O Oldřich VykypělPolice director O Ota MotyčkaRozslapil B Bohuš ZáhorskýPraseckár M Miloš Nedbalfactor Purchased M Miloš Vavruška M Martin RůžekPihovatý V Vladimír MenšíkSecret agent V Václav LohniskýThe warden in the match shop K Karel EffaWarden in prison V Vladimír LerausStrak's secret council O Otakar BrousekAngry gentleman D Dagmar ZikánováKomorná K Karel SmyczekFrantík M Marie Nademlejnskáworker O Otto Lackovičworker L Ljuba HermanováSinger in cabaret V Vítězslav ČernýHostinský B Bedřich VrbskýInnkeeper V Václav Švecwaiter at Rozslapil J Josef HlinomazPianist in cabaret R Rudolf PellarSinger in cabaret K Karel DostalManufacturer V Věra LangrováProstitute H Hana DavidováMána J Jana BřežkováBroz's daughter J Jaroslav SynákLaborer H Helga ČočkováRozálka L Ladislav Gzelaworker from Waldes Z Zuzana Fišárkováworker K Karel HovorkaKamelot G Giorgos Skalenakisdude in Vienna J Jiří KrampolMladík