Directed by:
Miloslav LutherScreenplay:
Bolek PolívkaCinematography:
Vlado HollošComposer:
Jiří BulisCast:
Bolek Polívka, Ivana Chýlková, Andrej Hryc, František Řehák, Johanna Tesařová, Bronislav Poloczek, Jiří Pecha, Marta Sládečková, Karol Spišák, Naďa Hejná (more)Plots(1)
A sad comedy about an unsuccessful actor at a provincial theater who is offered the main role in a play of an ambitious playwright. The atmosphere at the theater is uninspiring because it is full of pretending and vanity and lacks creativity. These together with not feeling content in his private life make him walk off the stage in the middle of the first night show. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Bolek Polívka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098820_36fd45.jpg)
Bolek Polívka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
The Elementary School (1991)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
![Ivana Chýlková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/853/163853106_e99170.png)
Ivana Chýlková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Inheritance (1992)
Maska a tvář (2005) (theatrical recording)
BrainStorm (2008) (TV movie)
![Andrej Hryc](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/869/161869717_81e1e4.jpg)
Andrej Hryc
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Koncert pre Jara Filipa (2001) (concert)
![František Řehák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268166_595094.jpg)
František Řehák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Invention for Destruction (1958)
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
![Johanna Tesařová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/130/515/130515187_09819a.jpg)
Johanna Tesařová
Austria
Best movies:
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
Rok na vsi (1995) (theatrical recording)
Návštěva z vesmíru (1977) (TV movie)
![Bronislav Poloczek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268588_a5da18.jpg)
Bronislav Poloczek
Poland
Best movies:
How to Get Dad Into Reform School (1978) (TV movie)
Hotovo, konec! (2003) (theatrical recording)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
![Jiří Pecha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268149_34d1d8.jpg)
Jiří Pecha
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Divided We Fall (2000)
Koncert V... (1990) (theatrical recording)
All My Loved Ones (1999)
![Marta Sládečková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/427/164427043_e6cefa.jpg)
Marta Sládečková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
A čo ja, miláčik? (1986) (TV movie)
Omyl doktora Moresiniho (1988) (TV movie)
Ujo Váňa (1998) (theatrical recording)
![Karol Spišák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/225/158225803_44b868.jpg)
Karol Spišák
Slovak state
Best movies:
The Ballad on the Seven Hanged (1968) (TV movie)
Before Tonight Is Over (1965)
Kľúče od mesta (1983) (TV movie)
![Naďa Hejná](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/779/157779001_6f307c.jpg)
Naďa Hejná
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Ballad on the Seven Hanged (1968) (TV movie)
Marketa Lazarova (1967)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
![Štefan Kožka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268752_43a510.jpg)
Štefan Kožka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Nepokojná láska (1975) (series)
Těžká hodina (1986) (TV movie)
![Roman Luknár](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269180_0257b4.jpg)
Roman Luknár
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Henrich IV. (1987) (theatrical recording)
The Karamazovs (2008)
![Zdeněk Dušek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268689_b36aab.jpg)
Zdeněk Dušek
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
The Cow (1993)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Ivan Petrovický
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Za mestskými múrmi: Obeť (2000) (TV movie)
Jacobowski a plukovník (1990) (TV movie)
Veľmi starí obaja (1995) (TV movie)
![Luděk Eliáš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/102/640/102640843_088674.jpg)
Luděk Eliáš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Píseň o lítosti (1998) (TV movie)
Evangelium podle Pastýřů (1992) (TV movie)
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
![Ľubica Mruškovičová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/354/159354736_31bc65.jpg)
Ľubica Mruškovičová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dlouhá míle (1989) (series)
Mesto Anatol (1988) (TV movie)
Iba deň (1988)
Miroslav Kinder
Best movies:
Albert, Albert (1995) (TV movie)
Štek (1988)
Alexander Bada
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
![Peter Šimun](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319067_1baebe.jpg)
Peter Šimun
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Zhŕňajova nevesta (1978) (TV movie)
Ženské oddelenie (1991) (TV movie)
Invalid (2023)
![Igor Krempaský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483243_72b823.jpg)
Igor Krempaský
Best movies:
Henrich IV. (1987) (theatrical recording)
Konto (1991) (TV movie)
Kára plná bolesti (1985)