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The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Genres

Drama

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Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan's pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly and with the blessing of her parents.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

10 March 1967

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Jan Kačer

Jan Kačer

Jan Sebek

Jana Brejchová

Jana Brejchová

Jana

Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Jirí

Milan Morávek

Milan Morávek

Doctor

Dana Medřická

Dana Medřická

Olga

Anna Lebedová

Anna Lebedová

Jana's Mother

Antonín Lebeda

Antonín Lebeda

Jana's Father

Jiřina Třebická

Jiřina Třebická

zdravotní sestra

Jiří Kylián

Jiří Kylián

Zdeněk

Nina Divíšková

Nina Divíšková

Klára Kačerová

Klára Kačerová

Hana Kreihanslová

Hana Kreihanslová

Josef A. Stehlík

Josef A. Stehlík

Bohumil Koška

Bohumil Koška

Leoš Suchařípa

Leoš Suchařípa

Josef Šulc

Josef Šulc

Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský

Josef Vondráček

Josef Vondráček

Josef Janeček

Josef Janeček

Olympie Janečková

Olympie Janečková

Karel Hovorka

Karel Hovorka

Josef Krameš

Josef Krameš

Arnošt Bělohlávek

Arnošt Bělohlávek

Jiří Hartman

Jiří Hartman

Milan Maryška

Milan Maryška

Rudolf Tichý

Rudolf Tichý

Václav Čekal

Václav Čekal

O. Plichta

O. Plichta

M. Říhová

M. Říhová

F. Sibera

F. Sibera

E. Zemanová

E. Zemanová

A. Olexa

A. Olexa

Josef Abrhám

Josef Abrhám

Zdeněk (voice)

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