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Emperor Francis Joseph I is about to arrive in Prague, and among those who came to Stromovka to welcome him is Veronika Pavlitová. She wants to submit a request for clemency for her imprisoned father to the emperor, because she is barely able to support herself and her siblings on the meager salary of a seamstress. By chance, the girl meets Božena Němcová, whom she admires immensely. She becomes her friend and confidant for a while. However, police director Paümann, who has been following Božena Němcová for a long time, takes advantage of the naivety of the young girl. Veronika, in her simple-mindedness, tells him many things. Only later will she understand how she was abused.Read moreLess
Emperor Francis Joseph I is about to arrive in Prague, and among those who came to Stromovka to welcome him is Veronika Pavlitová. She wants to submit a request for clemency for her imprisoned father to the emperor, because she is barely able to support herself and her siblings on the meager salary of a seamstress. By chance, the girl meets Božena Němcová, whom she admires immensely. She becomes her friend and confidant for a while. However, police director Paümann, who has been following Božena Němcová for a long time, takes advantage of the naivety of the young girl. Veronika, in her simple-mindedness, tells him many things. Only later will she understand how she was abused.
The story
Emperor Francis Joseph I is about to arrive in Prague, and among those who came to Stromovka to welcome him is Veronika Pavlitová. She wants to submit a request for clemency for her imprisoned father to the emperor, because she is barely able to support herself and her siblings on the meager salary of a seamstress. By chance, the girl meets Božena Němcová, whom she admires immensely. She becomes her friend and confidant for a while. However, police director Paümann, who has been following Božena Němcová for a long time, takes advantage of the naivety of the young girl. Veronika, in her simple-mindedness, tells him many things. Only later will she understand how she was abused.
Cast & crew
Taťjana MedveckáVeronika Pavlitová
Jana HlaváčováBozena Nemcová
Martin RůžekPaumann
František NěmecDr. Lambl
Jiří AdamíraStulc
Viktor PreissJosef V. Fric
Oldřich VíznerV.C. Bendl
Jiří BartoškaJurenka
Radovan LukavskýJosef Nemec
Alena ProcházkováMarie
Růžena MerunkováLambl's sister
Jan PřeučilCommissionerExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Miloš Václav Kratochvíl
- Screenplay
- Otakar Vávra
- Director of Photography
- Jiří Macák
- Editor
- Miroslav Hájek
- Original Music Composer
- Otmar Mácha
- Director
- Otakar Vávra