
Člověk proti zkáze
1990-02-01 · 89 min · ★ 9.0
Biography of Karel Čapek.
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- Directors
- Štěpán Skalský
- Production companies
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Josef AbrhámKarel Čapek
Hana MaciuchováOlga Scheinpflugová
František ŘehákJosef Čapek
Věra GalatíkováHelena Čapková
Libuše ŠafránkováVěra Hrůzová
Johanna TesařováRůžena
Svatopluk BenešT. G. Masaryk
Tomáš JuřičkaJan Drda
Ota SklenčkaH. G. Wells
Ladislav LakomýVladislav Vančura
Otakar BrousekFrantišek Langer
František NěmecProf. Charvát
Jana ŠtěpánkováLeopolda Dostálová as Mother in Bílá nemoc
Vladimír BrabecFather in Bílá nemoc
Jan KačerMUDr. Galén in Bílá nemoc
Petr PelzerAlquist in R. U. R.
Jan ČenskýKornel in Matka
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