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Release Date:
May 29, 1959
Original Title:
Život pro Jana Kašpara
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 71
The bridegroom Jan Kaspar is an officer in the Klement Gottwald's Nová Hut rolling-mill. After bidding farewell to his freedom, he accidentally takes a sip from the bottle of tetrachlore which he stores at home. He disregards the dizziness, but the next day, he faints in the factory and has a brain concussion. During her regular tests, doctor Dudková is shocked by a high percentage of residual nitrogen found in Kaspar's blood. Doctor Bohácek, with whom Dudková consults, thinks that it is a liver disease and informs the head physician Filip. The doctors know nothing about tetrachlore and are in the dark about the case. Despite that, they immediately start to fight for Kaspar's life and their struggle consequently affects their personal lives.
Assistant Camera:
Rudolf Jokl
Václav Helliman
Assistant Director:
Jana Pokorná
Bohuslav Musil
Conductor:
Štěpán Koníček
Costume Design:
Lída Novotná
Costumer:
Barbora Adolfová
František Mádl
Creative Producer:
Bedřich Kubala
Director:
Vladimír Sís
Director of Photography:
Josef Vaniš
Editor:
Zdeněk Stehlík
Executive Producer:
Ladislav Novotný
First Assistant Director:
Stanislav Černý
Makeup & Hair:
Josef Lojík
Oldřich Mach
Helena Benáková
Original Music Composer:
Miloš Vacek
Production Design:
Karel Lier
Production Manager:
Rudolf Hájek
Screenplay:
Otto Zelenka
Vladislav Delong
Set Decoration:
František Suchý
Jaroslava Vilímková
Sound:
František Fabián
Sound Effects:
Bohumír Brunclík
Story:
Vladimír Stibořík
Unit Production Manager:
Vlastimil Maršálek
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