Happy Journey

Dec 25, 1943

1h 31m

★ 5.0

Overview

Filmed during the Nazi occupation, this panoramic drama set in a Prague department store follows the divergent destinies of four female coworkers, each of whom seeks happiness in a different way.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Lucernafilm

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Cast

Helena Truxová

Adina Mandlová

Anna Waltrová-Ortová

Jiřina Štěpničková

Milena

Hana Vítová

Fanynka

Nataša Gollová

Boženka

Jana Dítětová

Jan Klement

Otomar Korbelář

Viktor Zych

Eduard Kohout

Martin

Vítězslav Vejražka

Fred Valenta

Karel Hradilák

Pepa Hodek

František Kreuzmann

milenka

Nelly Gaierová

ředitel obchodního domu

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