''Barbora Hlavsová'' is a 1942
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drama film
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directed by
Martin Frič
Martin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He had more than 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films.
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Plot
Hlavsa, the manager of a small-town pawn shop, commits embezzlement and shoots himself after being unable to get out of the situation. His mother takes in her widowed daughter-in-law and teenage grandson who assist her is paying for all the damage. Young Bořík, a gifted pianist, finds it hard to give up his dreams of being a concert pianist.
Cast
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Terezie Brzková as Barbora Hlavsová
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František Smolík
František Smolík (23 January 1891 – 26 January 1972) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 75 films between 1920 and 1968.
Selected filmography
*'' The Mystery of the Blue Room'' (1933)
* '' The Ruined Shopkeeper'' (1 ...
as Vojtech Hlavsa
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Jiřina Štěpničková as Klára Hlavsová
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Jindřich Plachta
Jindřich Plachta, born Jindřich Šolle (1 July 1899 – 6 November 1951) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1926 and 1951.
Selected filmography
* '' The Lovers of an Old Criminal'' (1927)
* '' Fathe ...
as Zanta, pensioner
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Jaroslav Průcha
Jaroslav Průcha (24 April 1898 – 25 April 1963) was a Czechoslovakian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1929 and 1963. He is buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery.
Selected filmography
* '' Paradise Road'' (1936)
* '' Ske ...
as Prouza, city major
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Vladimír Řepa as Kvech, barber
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Stella Májová as Vlasta Kvechová
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František Filipovský as Bartyzal, jeweller
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Karel Dostal as Lukás Hlavsa, carver
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Eliška Kuchařová as Eliska
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Rudolf Hrušínský
Rudolf Hrušínský (17 October 1920 – 13 April 1994) was a Czech actor. He was one of the most popular Czech actors. Many of his movies such as ''The Good Soldier Švejk'', ''The Cremator'' or '' Capricious Summer'' are considered classics of ...
as Rysavý, miller
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Vilém Pfeiffer as Kaliba
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Eman Fiala as Weaver
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Václav Trégl as Oldrich, weaver
References
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1942 films
1942 drama films
1940s Czech-language films
Czech black-and-white films
Czechoslovak black-and-white films
Films directed by Martin Frič
Czechoslovak drama films
1940s Czech films
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