Tragicomic events in the idyllic town of Rukapán reveal both the prejudices of the local residents and their solidarity. The chronicle of the town of Rukapán captures the funny and tragic fates of its inhabitants at the end of the nineteenth century. Poacher Matěj saves the council of Zimmerheier in a buried mine, mayor Buzek is warned by an angel to stop drinking, and other events form a mosaic of the small town.
Acting
Smolík's drunk mayor—sloppy, sympathetic, devastating.
Production
1942 studio recreation of 1890s mining town, surprisingly detailed.
Director
Václav Binovec
František Smolík
František Buzek
Gustav Hilmar
Jan Trantinec
Marie Blažková
Trantincová
Ladislav Boháč
Václav Trantinec
Marie Glázrová
Anči Karasová
Jaroslav Průcha
Matěj Řezáč
Blanka Waleská
Pepča Řezáčová
Jaroslav Marvan
Rudolf Zimmerheier
Jindřich Plachta
Janek Pudeš
Anna Letenská
Marie
Ferenc Futurista
Pazdušek
František Filipovský
Stýblo
František Černý
MUDr. Rozum
Jan W. Speerger
Valenta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released under Nazi occupation, this adaptation of Alois Jirásek's novel slid past censors as 'harmless folklore' while quietly mocking petty authority.
Binovec shot the mine collapse on a shoestring—some 'rocks' were painted flour sacks that kept shedding dust on actors.
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