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A ballad story from the life of the inhabitants of the Moravian Beskydy Mountains. The heroine is a young woman, Františka Plesníková. Františka's lover was killed by a falling tree before he could marry her, and the girl faced the bitter fate of a "roll" of illegitimate mother. Františka fought with all her might for a better life for her son Metúdek. For his sake, she eventually married an old widower farmer, Podešva. However, she soon realized that her marriage had not benefited either herself or her child.Read moreLess
A ballad story from the life of the inhabitants of the Moravian Beskydy Mountains. The heroine is a young woman, Františka Plesníková. Františka's lover was killed by a falling tree before he could marry her, and the girl faced the bitter fate of a "roll" of illegitimate mother. Františka fought with all her might for a better life for her son Metúdek. For his sake, she eventually married an old widower farmer, Podešva. However, she soon realized that her marriage had not benefited either herself or her child.
The story
A ballad story from the life of the inhabitants of the Moravian Beskydy Mountains. The heroine is a young woman, Františka Plesníková. Františka's lover was killed by a falling tree before he could marry her, and the girl faced the bitter fate of a "roll" of illegitimate mother. Františka fought with all her might for a better life for her son Metúdek. For his sake, she eventually married an old widower farmer, Podešva. However, she soon realized that her marriage had not benefited either herself or her child.
Cast & crew
Gustav HilmarJura Podesva - farmer
Marie VášováRozína
Otto Lackovič
Zdeňka Baldováherbewoman Marýna
Jarmila KurandováPlesnicka Metúdková
Jaroslav VojtaHead forester
Milada SmolíkováForester's wife
Eva KlepáčováStázkaExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Vladimír Vlček
- Original Music Composer
- Ludvík Podéšť
- Director
- Vladimír Vlček
- Director of Photography
- Jaroslav Tuzar
- Editor
- Jiřina Lukešová