Release, runtime and language

1941 · 86 mins · Czech

Directed by

František Čáp

Starring

Theodor Pištěk, Eva Svobodová, Vladimír Šmeral, Stanislava Strobachová, Gustav Nezval, Rudolf Deyl

After completing long‑term military service, friends Jan Cimbura of Semic and Josef Piksa of Putim return home. Piksa farms his own land, while Cimbura works for the Hradiště farmer‑mayor Kovanda. Cimbura is strong, diligent, abstinent and watches Marjánka, whom he loves. He refuses marriage, wanting first to gain independence, a goal that may take years.