Released:
1960-06-10

Overview:
A poor miner, Kuba Dařbuján, cares for his wife Markýtka and eleven children. When a newborn arrives, he seeks a godfather and, finding only Death fair to all, accepts a pact: as a doctor whom Death accompanies at the foot of a patient’s bed, he can heal; but if Death stands at the head, no cure is possible. Kuba eventually heals even a miserly brewer, violating the pact and imprisoning Death, leading to a world where no one can die and unforeseen chaos follows.

Director:
Martin Frič

Runtime:
1h 20min

Genre:
Family, Fantasy

• Cast:
• 
  Jiří Sovák
  as
  Kuba Dařbuján, havíř a léčitel
• 
  Běla Jurdová
  as
  Markýtka, Dařbujánova žena
• 
  Rudolf Hrušínský
  as
  Pandrhola, sládek
• 
  Pavla Maršálková
  as
  Pandrholova žena
• 
  Bohumil Švarc
  as
  havíř Matěj Klofát