Released:
1983-09-06

Overview:
A family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovak village over a period of thirty years (1887–1917). The first part captures the life of Martin Pichandu in the development of his craft, masonry; in the second part, his son is center stage living in a period of socio-political crisis, which ultimately results in the first World War. After originally airing on Czechoslovakian television in 1983 as a four-part 226-minute mini-series, this production received a 163-minute theatrical release in 1984.

Director:
Juraj Jakubisko

Runtime:
2h 42min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Štefan Kvietik
  as
  Samo
• 
  Jozef Kroner
  as
  Martin Pichanda
• 
  Michal Dočolomanský
  as
  Valent
• 
  Ivana Valešová
  as
  Mária
• 
  Eva Jakoubková
  as
  Kristína