"In the aftermath of World War II, a soldier takes charge of a manor formerly owned by a German family and falls in love with the daughter, now a maid. Their relationship forces him to confront the tension between his love and his conscience."
Petr Čepek
as Viktor Chotovický
Emma Černá
as Adelheid Heidenmannová
Jan Vostrčil
as Sergeant Hejna
Pavel Landovský
as Guardsman Jindra
Jana Krupičková
as Girl
Lubomír Tlalka
as Guardsman Karel
Miloš Willig
as
Karel Hábl
as Guardian
Zdeněk Mátl
as Hansgeorg Heidenmann
Alžběta Frejková
Josef Němeček
Karel Bělohradský
Vlasta Petříková
Jindřich Narenta
as German in the Field (voice)
Josef Somr
as Guardsman Karel (voice)
Oto Ševčík
as Hansgeorg Heidenmann (voice)
František Vláčil
Director
Aleš Dospiva
First Assistant Director
Milena Kropáčková
Assistant Director
Eva Kubesová
Script
Vladimír Körner
Novel
Screenplay
Antonín Máša
Dramaturgy
Jiří Macák
Camera Operator
Vladimír Murat
Assistant Camera
Jaromír Švarc
Assistant Production Design
Jiří Cvrček
Set Decoration
Jaromír Dědek
Oldřich Halaza
Eva Martincová
Costumer
Jaroslava Váňová
Jiří Hurych
Makeup & Hair
Miloš Bobek
Jiřina Pahlerová
Velemína Binterová
Assistant Editor
Věra Kadlecová
Production Manager
Miroslav Dousek
Unit Production Manager
Václav Havlík
Vladimír Tišer
Assistant Production Manager
Jan Kuděla
Still Photographer
František Belfín
Conductor
Zdeněk Liška
Music Arranger
Bedřich Kubala
Creative Producer
Ladislav Novotný
Executive Producer
František Uldrich
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
Johann Strauss
Music
Johann Sebastian Bach
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Jindřich Goetz
Production Design
František Fabián
Sound
Theodor Pištěk
Costume Designer