František Brych, a principled lawyer, refuses to back the new Communist regime at his factory and grows increasingly alienated, even as his former love Irena, unhappily married to factory owner Ondřej Ráž, seeks his understanding. When he helps plan an escape over the Šumava border, the group’s panic and violence lead to murder, prompting Brych to abandon the scheme and return home with Irena.
as Lawyer Frantisek Brych
as Irena
as Ráz
as Mizina
as Bartos
as Saska
as Boris Tajchman
as Kamil Tajchman
as Kalous
as Kalousová
as Ria, daughter of the Kalous
as Helena
as Patera
as balance account manager Karel Kazda
as officer Štětka
as german converter Hans
as Lazecký
as Landová
as clerk Hlaváč
as director Oskar Baroch
as worker on patrol
as worker Adamek
as member of the SNB
as professor in a hat
as secretary Vrzalová
as Nazi Herrmann, converter
as Paterová
as cleaning woman
