František Brych, a principled lawyer, refuses to back the new Communist regime at his factory and grows increasingly alienated, even as his former love Irena, unhappily married to factory owner Ondřej Ráž, seeks his understanding. When he helps plan an escape over the Šumava border, the group’s panic and violence lead to murder, prompting Brych to abandon the scheme and return home with Irena.
Karel Höger
as Lawyer Frantisek Brych
Vlasta Fialová
as Irena
Otomar Krejča
as Ráz
Zdeněk Štěpánek
as Mizina
Jaroslav Průcha
as Bartos
Jan Pivec
as Saska
Vladimír Ráž
as Boris Tajchman
Miloš Kopecký
as Kamil Tajchman
Bohuš Záhorský
as Kalous
Jiřina Šejbalová
as Kalousová
Blanka Bohdanová
as Ria, daughter of the Kalous
Valentina Thielová
as Helena
