In a decrepit little house below Snake Weir live an old ferryman called Ryba with his son Josef, Josef's wife and their small son. The rain outside is relentless, the river has risen and the nearby dam construction is in jeopardy. Old Ryba truly hates the dam which ultimately deprived him of work handed down for generations. The dam even caused him to fall out with his son Karel who had found work on the construction site. Josef's little boy falls ill and his father goes off to find a doctor. The doctor is treating workers at the construction site who were injured trying to save the dam, now threatening Ryba's little house. The doctor will not allow the child to be taken across the water to hospital in such dangerous conditions. The dam construction is suddenly lit up in the night of heavy rain by reflectors and Josef sees dozens of brave rescuers coming to their aid. Josef wants to help them but old Ryba, blinded by hatred, tries to stop him and lets their lighter loose, to be carried away by the river. The young man overcomes his fear of his father's rage and leaves for the dam. The rescue team manages to free the timber blocking the overflow at the last minute and the dam construction is saved. The self-sacrificing Bulgarian workman Marko pays for his courage with his life. The rain abates and Josef's child also overcomes the critical stage of his illness.
Ryba, bývalý převozník
Josef, Rybův starší syn
Josefova žena
Karel, Rybův mladší syn
Bulhar Marko Kristev z Plovdivu
Zuzka, Markova milá
lékař Vladimír Slehák
inženýr Netoušek
inženýr Zemánek
Plaček
Havelka
Kadlec
Kadaň
Surý
Tolar
Dědek
Miňovský
služebná lékaře
mužík
kantinská
děda z hospody
kantinská
dělník
Blažek
velitel vojáků
Anna Lackovičová, Jan Němec
Povodeň
The Flood
film
feature
drama
Czechoslovakia
1958
1958
11 July 1958
Feix – Daniel, František Daniel, Karel Feix
long
74 min
Czech