The Return of the Prodigal Son

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The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)

Directed by Evald Schorm

Drama · 1h 38m

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.

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Cast

Jan Kačer Jan Sebek Jana Brejchová Jana Jiří Menzel Jirí
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Milan Morávek Doctor Dana Medřická Olga
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Anna Lebedová Jana's Mother
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Antonín Lebeda Jana's Father Jiřina Třebická zdravotní sestra
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Jiří Kylián Zdeněk Nina Divíšková
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Klára Kačerová Hana Kreihanslová

Crew

Director
Evald Schorm
Screenplay
Sergej Machonin, Evald Schorm
Director of Photography
František Uldrich
Original Music Composer
Jan Klusák
Editor
Jiřina Lukešová

Details

Original title
Návrat ztraceného syna
Release date
1967-03-10
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Original language
CS
Spoken languages
Czech
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov