''Who Looks for Gold?'' () is a 1974 Czechoslovak film drama directed by

Jiří Menzel Jiří Menzel () (23 February 1938 – 5 September 2020) was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films ...

. Filmed during the construction of the Dalešice Dam, it is one of Menzel's least well-regarded works. It concerns a young man (

Jan Hrušínský Jan Hrušínský (born 9 June 1955) is a Czech actor. He has appeared in 56 films and television shows since 1970. He starred in the 1974 film '' Kdo hledá zlaté dno'', which was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. He is ...

) who works on the construction of a dam after his return from military service. The film was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival.

Cast

* Jana Giergielová *

Július Pántik Július Pántik (15 January 1922 – 25 August 2002) was a Slovak film actor. He appeared in over 30 films between 1947 and 1992. Selected filmography * ''Warning (1946 film), Warning'' (1946) *''White Darkness (film), White Darkness'' (194 ...

Míla Myslíková Bohumila "Míla" Myslíková (14 February 1933 – 11 February 2005) was a Czech actress. She appeared in over 90 films and television shows from 1954 till 1993. She starred in the 1974 film ''Kdo hledá zlaté dno'', which was entered into ...

* Alois Liskutin * František Husák *

František Řehák František () is a masculine Czech and Slovak given name. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, François and Franz. It can be also surname (feminine: Františková). Notable people with the name include: Given name Arts * Frank Daniel (Franti ...

* Blažena Holišová * Vlasta Jelínková * Blanka Lormanová * Oldřich Vlach - Brother-in-law * Otakar Dadák

References

External links

* 1974 films Czechoslovak drama films 1970s Czech-language films Films directed by Jiří Menzel Czech drama films Films with screenplays by Zdeněk Svěrák 1970s Czech films {{1970s-CzechRepublic-film-stub