The economic crisis affects the lives of many people. Professor Václav Junek gradually discovers how significantly his idealistic vision differs from the real life of his four children. The eldest son Zdeněk has been an unemployed engineer for two years. Daughter Pavla, a doctor, works in a hospital for a very low salary. The second daughter Hanka has left her job as a stenographer and wants to become a film actress...
František Smolík
Václav Junek
Zdeňka Baldová
Anna Junková
Ladislav Boháč
Ing. Zdeněk Junek
Lída Baarová
MUDr. Pavla Junková
Hana Vítová
Hanka Junková
Ladislav Pešek
Jirka Junek
Růžena Šlemrová
Máli
Ella Nollová
Barča
Bedřich Veverka
MUDr. Vladimír Řípa
The economic crisis affects the lives of many people. Professor Václav Junek gradually discovers how significantly his idealistic vision differs from the real life of his four children. The eldest son Zdeněk has been an unemployed engineer for two years. Daughter Pavla, a doctor, works in a hospital for a very low salary. The second daughter Hanka has left her job as a stenographer and wants to become a film actress...
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