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The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Evald Schorm
Writer : Sergej Machonin, Evald Schorm

Synopsis

Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan's pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly and with the blessing of her parents.

Actors

Jan Kačer
Jan Kačer
Jan Sebek
Jana Brejchová
Jana Brejchová
Jana
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Jirí
Milan Morávek
Milan Morávek
Doctor
Dana Medřická
Dana Medřická
Olga
Anna Lebedová
Anna Lebedová
Jana's Mother
Antonín Lebeda
Antonín Lebeda
Jana's Father
Jiřina Třebická
Jiřina Třebická
zdravotní sestra
Jiří Kilian
Jiří Kilian
Zdeněk
Nina Divíšková
Nina Divíšková
Klára Kačerová
Klára Kačerová
Hana Kreihanslová
Hana Kreihanslová
Josef A. Stehlík
Josef A. Stehlík
Bohumil Koška
Bohumil Koška
Leoš Suchařípa
Leoš Suchařípa
Josef Šulc
Josef Šulc
Vlastimil Brodský
Vlastimil Brodský
Josef Vondráček
Josef Vondráček
Josef Janeček
Josef Janeček
Olympie Janečková
Olympie Janečková
Karel Hovorka
Karel Hovorka
Josef Krameš
Josef Krameš
Arnošt Bělohlávek
Arnošt Bělohlávek
Jiří Hartman
Jiří Hartman
Milan Maryška
Milan Maryška
Rudolf Tichý
Rudolf Tichý
Václav Čekal
Václav Čekal
O. Plichta
O. Plichta
M. Říhová
M. Říhová
F. Sibera
F. Sibera
E. Zemanová
E. Zemanová
A. Olexa
A. Olexa
Josef Abrhám
Josef Abrhám
Zdeněk (voice)

Crews

Evald Schorm
Evald Schorm
Director
Sergej Machonin
Sergej Machonin
Screenplay
Evald Schorm
Evald Schorm
Screenplay
Evald Schorm
Evald Schorm
Story
Jan Klusák
Jan Klusák
Original Music Composer
Jiřina Lukešová
Jiřina Lukešová
Editor
František Uldrich
František Uldrich
Director of Photography
Josef Krameš
Josef Krameš
First Assistant Director
Alexandr Kliment
Alexandr Kliment
Dramaturgy
Petr Pešek
Petr Pešek
Assistant Camera
Bohumil Pokorný
Bohumil Pokorný
Production Design
Svatava Sophová
Svatava Sophová
Costume Design
Vladimír Černý
Vladimír Černý
Makeup & Hair
František Šindelář
František Šindelář
Sound
Václav Rouha
Václav Rouha
Production Manager
Zdeňka Černá
Zdeňka Černá
Unit Production Manager
Ladislav Dražan
Ladislav Dražan
Unit Production Manager
František Belfín
František Belfín
Conductor
Bedřich Kubala
Bedřich Kubala
Creative Producer
Ladislav Novotný
Ladislav Novotný
Executive Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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