
Overview
Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comedian Jirí Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle of a main hero Karel Rossman (Martin Dejdar).
Cast

Martin Dejdar
Karel Rossman

Jiří Lábus
Strýc Jacob

Jarka Rytychová
Klára

Kateřina Kozáková-Bílková
Tereza

Jiří Schmitzer
Topič

Oldřich Kaiser
Delamarche

Pavel Landovský
Robinson

Milan Riehs
Pollunder

Jan Schmid
Šubal

Petr Vacek
Immigration Officer

Ladislav Škrabánek
Driver

Olga Charvátová
Mother Rossman