The Return of the Prodigal Son

Mar 10, 1967

1h 38m

★ 5.6

Overview

Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan's pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly and with the blessing of her parents.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

Jan Sebek

Jan Kačer

Jana

Jana Brejchová

Jirí

Jiří Menzel

Doctor

Milan Morávek

Olga

Dana Medřická

Jana's Mother

Anna Lebedová

Jana's Father

Antonín Lebeda

zdravotní sestra

Jiřina Třebická

Zdeněk

Jiří Kylián

Nina Divíšková

Klára Kačerová

Hana Kreihanslová

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