STORY
A poor miner, Kuba Dařbuján, cares for his wife Markýtka and eleven children. When a newborn arrives, he seeks a godfather and, finding only Death fair to all, accepts a pact: as a doctor whom Death accompanies at the foot of a patient’s bed, he can heal; but if Death stands at the head, no cure is possible. Kuba eventually heals even a miserly brewer, violating the pact and imprisoning Death, leading to a world where no one can die and unforeseen chaos follows.
CAST & CREW
- Jiří Sovák
- Běla Jurdová
- Rudolf Hrušínský
- Pavla Maršálková
- Bohumil Švarc
Cast
- Martin Frič
- Marie Hejzlarová
- Rudolf Jaroš
- Jiří Hanibal
Directors
INFORMATION
- Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Companies
- Czechoslovakia
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- Czech
