The film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Peter Jilemnický is a drama about the life of poor Kysuce miners, which takes place in the thirties during the economic crisis. During the peak wave of emigration, the dream of a better life drives thousands of people to America for work. Others, in order to support their families, leave for the surrounding towns. Produced by the Bratislava Art Film Studio, studios and laboratories Bratislava - Koliba.
Samuel Adamčík | Frida Bachletová | Elo Romančík | Juraj Lehotský | Jela Lukesová | Gustáv Valach | Karol Machata | Naďa Hejná | Hana Sarvašová | Ondrej Jariabek | Jozef Kroner | Gejza Slameň | Ľudovít Jakubóczy | Viliam Záborský | Ludovit Ozabal | Rudolf Bachlet | Karol Badáni | Rudolf Debnárik | Ján Hečko | Štefan Petrák | Olga Adamcíková | Ivan Lichard | Stefan Figura | Oldřich Lukeš | Vladimír Durdík | Ľudovít Reiter | Adam Matejka | Karol Skovay | Jozef Sorok | Zdeněk Říha | Ferdinand Lehotský | Tibor Rakovský | Eugen Senaj | Eugen Stollmann | Stefan Winkler | Jindřich Láznička | Štefan Mišovic | Gustáv Stadtrucker | Ivan Letko | Branislav Koreň | Miroslav Holub | Augustin Lanča | František Benoni | Vladislav Hamšík | Otakar Vážanský