
94 minutes
3/29/1957
The history of motoring in Bohemia begins when Laurin and Klement founded a factory for the production of motorcycles. In 1904, the first motorcycle races were held in Dourdan, France, in which Czechs also participated. Czech mechanic František and Nanette, daughter of French mechanic Frontenac, met and fell in love there. Czech racer Vondřich finished second due to a breakdown. In 1905, the race was held again, Vondřich insured himself with a suitcase of spare parts and won. Nanette and František, who had been writing to each other all year, met again. After motorcycles, cars began to be produced everywhere, and in 1909 their first race was organized in Gaillon, France. The Czech racer Count Kolovrat won. His mechanic František married his beloved Nanette in the local church.

Raymond Bussières
as Marcel Frontenac

Ginette Pigeon
as Nanette Frontenac

Luděk Munzar
as Frantík Projsa

Radovan Lukavský
as Václav Klement
Jiří Sehnal

Josef Hlinomaz
as Alexandr Kolovrat

Annette Poivre
as Hotelier
Antonín Šůra

Svatopluk Beneš
O. F. Korte

Miloš Kopecký
as Albert de Dion
Josef Červinka
Miroslav Svoboda
Olga Světelská

Miloš Forman

Antonín Jedlička
Josef Příhoda

Jindřich Narenta

Jiří Lír
Adolf Branald

Jiřina Bohdalová
Jaroslav Kučera
Miroslav Abrahám

Václav Wasserman
Marie Branaldová
Karel Pavlík
Milan Mach

Giorgos Skalenakis

Miroslav Zounar
Oldřich Mandík
Josef Kobr

Vladimír Menšík

Pavel Landovský
František Novák

Karel Novák
Z. Benda
as Racer
M. Pfeifer
as Racer
K. Hansl
as Racer
V. Horák
as Racer
M. Hůla
as Racer
J. Kosinka
as Racer
K. Palas
as Racer
F. Pexa
as Racer
Š. Plenta
as Racer
P. Rýznar
as Racer
J. Rajchman
as Racer
F. Vašátko
as Racer
M. Fousek
as Racer
Jaroslav Netušil
as Racer
V. Čížkovský
as Racer
Miroslav Čada
as Racer
V. Bobek
as Racer
Ludmila Skleničková

Karel Höger
as Commentary (voice)

Otomar Krejča
as Commentary (voice)