Mr Novák, a clerk working for an insurance company, lives for his work, nothing else interests him. Even the social changes of February 1948 leave him indifferent. He is only made aware of the new situation when the insurance company is closed down. He has to decide: either he becomes a pensioner or he goes to work in a factory. Neither of these options seems attractive to Mr Novák. His uncertainty makes him ill. The doctor, however, recommends that he goes back to work. So, one day, Mr Novák sets off for the factory. At the beginning he only works as an assistant but, after completing a training course, he is set to work on a lathe. He discovers that he enjoys working with the lathe and looks forward to his shift each morning. He finds friends among the workers and introduces his wife to them at a dance.
The film was made by agitprop group of film employees as a gift to the occassion of the 9th Czechoslovak Communist Party Congress.
úředník Novák
Emilka, Novákova manželka
Dana, dcera Novákových
průvodčí tramvaje Karel
Vašek Kunc
sousedka Kuncová, Vaškova matka
prokurista Robert Pánek
Pánkova žena
pan domácí
dělník Šusta
Šustova žena
úředník pojišťovny
úředník pojišťovny
úředník pojišťovny
úředník pojišťovny
skupinář Lojza Soukup
dělník tlustý Jarda
předseda závodní rady
jeřábnice
dělník
pokladník Bejček, alias Beno Apis
JUC. Novotný
obchodník Fiala
podúředník Antonín Hurych
rada Dobeš
Jirotka
lékař
lékař v pojišťovně
lékař v pojišťovně
člen akčního výboru Kruliš
toaletářka
mistr Bohouš
Danina kamarádka
hlas učně
ČKD n. p.
FISYO (Music Conducted by Otakar Pařík)
Song Composer Václav Dobiáš
Writer of Lyrics František Halas
Singer sbor
Song Composer Anatolij Novikov
Writer of Lyrics Jan Urban
Singer Ludmila Fraňková
Singer Josef Křikava
Pan Novák
Pan Novák
Mr Novák
film
featuretheatrical distribution
comedy
Czechoslovakia
1949
1949
date of censorship 19 May 1949 (konec povolení k promítání 19. 5. 1954)
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990
premiere 10 June 1949 /suitable for youths/ (kino Lucerna /7 týdnů/, Praha)
VI. tvůrčí kolektiv Jiřího Hájka, Jiří Hájek (vedoucí VI. tvůrčího kolektivu)
feature film
85 min
2 410 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
black & white
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech