''Barbora Hlavsová'' is a 1942

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drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

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. Throughout his life, F ...

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

* Terezie Brzková as Barbora Hlavsová *

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'' (19 ...

as Vojtech Hlavsa * Jiřina Štěpničková as Klára Hlavsová * Jindřich Plachta as Zanta, pensioner * Jaroslav Průcha as Prouza, city major * Vladimír Řepa as Kvech, barber * Stella Májová as Vlasta Kvechová *

František Filipovský František Filipovský (23 September 1907 – 26 October 1993) was a Czechoslovak stage, television, and film actor. Life and career Early life and theatre Filipovský was born on 23 September 1907 in the Czech town of Přelouč, then part of ...

as Bartyzal, jeweller * Karel Dostal as Lukás Hlavsa, carver * Eliška Kuchařová as Eliska * Rudolf Hrušínský as Rysavý, miller * Vilém Pfeiffer as Kaliba * Eman Fiala as Weaver *

Václav Trégl Václav Trégl (10 December 1902 – 11 February 1979) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1933 and 1977. Selected filmography * '' The Inspector General'' (1933) * '' Workers, Let's Go'' (1934) * '' Th ...

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 Czech-language drama films {{1940s-CzechRepublic-film-stub