The story of the great strike of the workers building the Cervena Skala - Mergecany railway line
Production
Authentic 1930s railway construction details, genuinely impressive.
Acting
Romančík's fiery speeches reach operatic heights of commitment.

Director
Miroslav Cikán
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during peak Stalinist period in Czechoslovakia; director Cikán specialized in state-approved worker epics that checked ideological boxes while occasionally sneaking in genuine craft.
The Cervena Skala - Margecany line was a real strategic railway built in the 1930s; this film rewrites its history to center communist organizing that didn't actually happen.
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