Directed by:
Andrej LettrichScreenplay:
Jozef Alexander TalloCinematography:
Karol KrškaComposer:
Svetozár StračinaCast:
Ivan Mistrík, Jiří Sovák, František Dibarbora, Stella Zázvorková, Viliam Polónyi, Ernest Kostelník, Vladimír Menšík, Emil Horváth st., Jozef Hanúsek (more)Plots(1)
A satire of careerism, dictatorial manners, subservience and servility. These are the qualities which gain Mr. Javornik, a clerk, a position beyond his abilities. The higher he ranks in his professional career, the lower his moral standards get. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Ivan Mistrík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
Jiří Sovák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Men About Town (1969)
Kolya (1996)
František Dibarbora
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
Pštrosí večierok (1969) (TV movie)
The Incredibly Sad Princess (1968)
Stella Zázvorková
Czechoslovakia
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Cosy Dens (1999)
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Kolya (1996)
Viliam Polónyi
Czechoslovakia
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Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Ernest Kostelník
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
Vladimír Menšík
Czechoslovakia
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Emil Horváth st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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Naši synovia (1975) (series)
Jozef Hanúsek
Czechoslovakia
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Marika Gálová
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František Filipovský
Austria-Hungary
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Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Martin Gregor
Austria-Hungary
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Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
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Jánošík I., II. (1963)
Ivan Krivosudský
Czechoslovakia
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Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
Anna Grissová
Czechoslovakia
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Jozef Adamovič
Slovak state
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Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
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Míla Beran
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
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Wolves' Lairs (1948)
Jozef Cút
Czechoslovakia
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The Ballad on the Seven Hanged (1968) (TV movie)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
Marián Gallo
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
Henrich IV. (1987) (theatrical recording)
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
Eva Kvietiková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tri gaštanové kone (1966) (TV movie)
Archimedov zákon (1964)
Jindřich Láznička
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Christian (1939)
The Incredibly Sad Princess (1968)
Valentin Dobrotivý (1942)