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The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)
Directed by Evald Schorm
Overview
Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan’s pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly and with the blessing of her parents.
Length 98 minutes
Actors
Jan Kačer | Jana Brejchová | Jiří Menzel | Milan Morávek | Dana Medřická | Anna Lebedova | Antonín Lebeda | Jirina Trebická | Jirí Kilian | Nina Divíšková | Klara Kacerova | Hana Kreihanslová | Josef Stehlík | Bohumil Koska | Leoš Suchařípa | Josef Šulc | Vlastimil Brodský | Josef Vondráček | Josef Janeček | Olympie Janečková | Karel Hovorka st. | Josef Krames | Arnošt Bělohlávek | Jiří Hartman | Milan Maryška | Rudolf Tichý | Václav Čekal | O. Plichta | M. Říhová | F. Sibera | E. Zemanová | A. Olexa | Josef Abrhám