Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comedian Jirí Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle of a main hero Karel Rossman (Martin Dejdar).

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Cast

Martin Dejdar

Karel Rossman

Jiří Lábus

Strýc Jacob

Jarka Rytychová

Klára

Jiří Schmitzer

Topič

Oldřich Kaiser

Delamarche

Pavel Landovský

Robinson

Tomáš Vorel

Mac

Pavel Nový

Green

Jan Schmid

Šubal

Petr Vacek

Immigration Officer

Václav Marhoul

Barman 1

Jan Unger

Student (uncredited)