1965-10-01
83 mins
The Plot
In a Prague shop, an assistant has been carrying on an affair with the dishonest, married manager. An emotionally repressed auditor with domestic problems of his own uncovers serious stock discrepancies. A test of loyalties and a questioning of values concludes in tragedy.
Cast and Crew
Anne Heywood
Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
James Booth
Milan Vorel (Shop Manager)
Rudolf Hrušínský
Mr. Kurka (Auditor# 2)
Donald Wolfit
Bažant (Auditor #1)
Ann Todd
Mrs. Kurka
Jiří Sovák
Reditel
Jiřina Jirásková
Vera (Alena's Sister)
Walter Taub
Lékar (as Valtr Taub)
Jorga Kotrbová
Jana (Shop Girl)
Věra Tichánková
Mrs. Vávrová (Shop Clerk)
Vladimír Menšík
Emil (Alena's Brother-in-Law)
Věra Uzelacová
Jan Cmíral
Soused
Jan Skopeček
Vlasta Jelínková
Eva Svobodová
Jan Libíček
Man in Phone-Booth
Jiří Šašek
Mirko Musil
Taťána Vavřincová
Karel Pavlík
Oldřich Velen
Ladislav Potměšil
Jirka Kurka
Stella Zázvorková
Alena Kreuzmannová
Alena Winter (voice)
Otakar Brousek
Milan Vorel (voice)
Čestmír Řanda
Bažant (voice)
Zdenka Procházková
Mrs. Kurka (voice)
Josef Burda
Butcher (uncredited)
Helena Růžičková
Neighbor (uncredited)
Jiří Cimický
Drunk (uncredited)
Jiřina Hladíková
Women with a Dog (uncredited)
Alex Jandouš
Neighbor (uncredited)
Vladimír Navrátil
Neighbor (uncredited)
Ivo Němeček
Neighbor (uncredited)
Jarmila Orlová
Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Jiří Sedlmayer
Boy in Swimming Pool (uncredited)
Milada Štekrová
Cashier (uncredited)
Dagmar Zikánová
Woman on the Staircase (uncredited)
Miroslav Nohýnek
Criminalist (uncredited)