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The Hero Is Afraid

The Hero Is Afraid

1966•1h 14m
Comedy

Honza Vavrinec (Rudolf Hrusínský) works in the investment department of a large office. One day he gets involved in the case of an unjustly convicted worker who mistakenly considers him a parliamentary deputy. Honza as a "deputy" interferes in the case and helps the worker. Encouraged by the success and possibly also out of love for the beautiful secretary Svatava (Blanka Bohdanová), the then shy and fearful Honza stands up for the chief of the department, Hofmánek (Ladislav Pesek), who has been removed from his position.

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Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

úředník investičního odboru Honza Vavřinec

Ladislav Pešek

Ladislav Pešek

vedoucí Hofmánek

Jiří Sovák

Jiří Sovák

úředník Zdeněk, Honzův přítel

Rudolf Deyl

Rudolf Deyl

úředník Bedřich zvaný Béďa

Ilja Prachař

Ilja Prachař

náměstek ředitele

Blanka Bohdanová

Blanka Bohdanová

Svatava, sekretářka plánovacího odboru

Vladimír Šmeral

Vladimír Šmeral

vysoký zmocněnec

Marie Glázrová

Marie Glázrová

Hofmánkova žena

Jaroslav Moučka

Jaroslav Moučka

František Velda, stavěč jeřábů

Alena Procházková

Alena Procházková

mladá úřednice

Pavel Spálený

Masna, Veldův vedoucí

Milan Mach

tajemník

Vladimír Menšík

Vladimír Menšík

tajemník

Jiří Lír

Jiří Lír

tajemník

Josefa Pechlátová

Honzova matka

Božena Böhmová

sekretářka

Ludmila Roubíková

Ludmila Roubíková

sekretářka

Antonín Jedlička

Antonín Jedlička

úředník Kalinka

František Nechyba

hostinský

Míla Myslíková

Míla Myslíková

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