The character of a simple folk smart guy who gets involved in a chess game between the powerful provides the excellent Josef Dvořák with space for a series of brilliant clownish acts.
Josef Dvořák
as voják, holič
Jana Paulová
as královna
Karel Effa
as komorník
Rostislav Kuba
as mladý král
Ludmila Molínová
as učitelka, bába
