71 minutes
5/29/1959
The bridegroom Jan Kaspar is an officer in the Klement Gottwald's Nová Hut rolling-mill. After bidding farewell to his freedom, he accidentally takes a sip from the bottle of tetrachlore which he stores at home. He disregards the dizziness, but the next day, he faints in the factory and has a brain concussion. During her regular tests, doctor Dudková is shocked by a high percentage of residual nitrogen found in Kaspar's blood. Doctor Bohácek, with whom Dudková consults, thinks that it is a liver disease and informs the head physician Filip. The doctors know nothing about tetrachlore and are in the dark about the case. Despite that, they immediately start to fight for Kaspar's life and their struggle consequently affects their personal lives.
František Peterka
as Jan Kaspar
Blažena Holišová
as Jana Vánová
Lubomír Černík
as MUDr. Luba Bohácek
Jarmila Kurandová
as Jan's mother
Jaroslav Raušer
as MUDr. Eduard Filip
František Smolík
as Docent Viktor Kares
Zdeněk Kryzánek
as Assistant MUDr. Friedl
Martin Růžek
as Vojtech Vána
Jaroslav Rozsíval
as Petr - Jan's brother
Věra Koktová
as Slávka - Petr's wife
Věra Bublíková
as MUDr. Eva Dudková
Jana Drbohlavová
as Nurse Eliska
Jiří Hanák
as Jureček
Zuzana Ondrouchová
as Zuzanka Friedlová
Jiřina Steimarová
as Mrs. Karesová
Ota Žebrák
as Laboratory
Vladimír Brabec
as MUDr. Lipský
Jiří Pick
as MUDr. Cervenka
Irena Fabiánová
as Nurse Bozenka
Elena Hálková
as Neighbour
Ladislav Kazda
as Client in goldsmith
Miloslav Holub
as Dispatcher Bartoš
Luka Rubanovičová
as Vlasta
Libuše Švormová
as Nurse Lída
Nora Krčmářová
as Nurse Vera
Luděk Pilc
as Dispatcher
Zdeněk Řehoř
as Patient Houzvicka
Alois Dvorský
as Patient Slezák
Karel Hovorka
as Drunk friend
Milka Balek-Brodská
as Vicherková
Jiřina Bílá
as Nurse
Eduard Cupák
as Jureček (voice)
Zdeněk Kryzánek
as Dispatcher Bartoš (voice)
Jiřina Bohdalová
as Vlasta (voice)