Life for Jan Kaspar backdrop

Life for Jan Kaspar 1959 Directed by Vladimír Sís Život pro Jana Kašpara

The bridegroom Jan Kaspar is an officer in the Klement Gottwald's Nová Hut rolling-mill. After bidding farewell to his freedom, he accidentally takes a sip from the bottle of tetrachlore which he stores at home. He disregards the dizziness, but the next day, he faints in the factory and has a brain concussion. During her regular tests, doctor Dudková is shocked by a high percentage of residual nitrogen found in Kaspar's blood. Doctor Bohácek, with whom Dudková consults, thinks that it is a liver disease and informs the head physician Filip. The doctors know nothing about tetrachlore and are in the dark about the case. Despite that, they immediately start to fight for Kaspar's life and their struggle consequently affects their personal lives.

Production Country Czechoslovakia
Language Czech
Spoken Language Czech
Gnere Drama
Production Company Filmové studio Barrandov
Release Date 29 May 1959
71 mins
Cast
Blažena Holišová Jana Vánová
Lubomír Černík MUDr. Luba Bohácek
Jarmila Kurandová Jan's mother
Jaroslav Raušer MUDr. Eduard Filip
František Smolík Docent Viktor Kares
Zdeněk Kryzánek Assistant MUDr. Friedl
Martin Růžek Vojtech Vána
Jaroslav Rozsíval Petr - Jan's brother
Věra Koktová Slávka - Petr's wife
Věra Bublíková MUDr. Eva Dudková
Jana Drbohlavová Nurse Eliska
Jiří Hanák Jureček
Zuzana Ondrouchová Zuzanka Friedlová
Jiřina Steimarová Mrs. Karesová
Ota Žebrák Laboratory
Vladimír Brabec MUDr. Lipský
Jiří Pick MUDr. Cervenka
Irena Fabiánová Nurse Bozenka
Elena Hálková Neighbour
Ladislav Kazda Client in goldsmith
Miloslav Holub Dispatcher Bartoš
Libuše Švormová Nurse Lída
Luděk Pilc Dispatcher
Zdeněk Řehoř Patient Houzvicka
Alois Dvorský Patient Slezák
Karel Hovorka Drunk friend
Eduard Cupák Jureček (voice)
Zdeněk Kryzánek Dispatcher Bartoš (voice)
Jiřina Bohdalová Vlasta (voice)