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)