Summary
Though experienced director Karel Steklý may have been celebrating his 70th birthday in 1973, he nonetheless continued to offer fresh projects to viewers almost every year throughout the seventies. One such title is this drama set during the second half of the 1930s. Vojta Horák falls victim to unemployment amidst the backdrop of the Great Depression. He finally finds work as an assistant to used car salesman Rataj, but Vojta’s underhand boss is soon sent to prison. Vojta is saved from a cycle of erratic acquaintances by Šípek, the editor of a communist newspaper, and then heads to Spain as a member of the voluntary International Brigades... Tomáš Sedláček takes the lead role in this largely forgotten film. The actor would go on to appear in a number of other Steklý films, including Lupič Legenda (Legenda, the Robber, 1972) and Hroch (The Hippo, 1973). Rataj is played by a favourite actor of Steklý, Miloš Kopecký, known for Slasti Otce vlasti (Pleasures of the Father of His Country, 1969) and Svatby pana Voka (Weddings of Petr Vok of Rožmberk, 1970).
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