Conscience (1948)
Karel Doležal, insurance clerk and exemplary father of a family, leaves for a business trip with his secretary Vlasta. After spending the night together, they both return home. However, thanks to a small moment of inattention, they run over the boys. Karel runs away from the scene of the crime. He won't tell anyone what happened. Then when he reads in the newspaper that the boy did not survive the accident, he begins to feel guilty. He confides in his wife about the accident, not the infidelity. Their son Jirka overhears everything. His father has always been his role model, and that's why he doesn't want to accept his guilt.
Director:
Jiří Krejčík
Writers:
J. A. Novotný, Jiří Fried.
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Miloš Nedbal as Karel Doležal |
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Marie Vášová as Zdena, Doležal's wife |
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Jan Prokeš as Jirka Doležal |
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Irena Kačírková as Vlasta |
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Bohuš Záhorský as commissar Rudolf Mautner |
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Vladimír Hlavatý as professor |
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Eduard Dubský as Verbl, insurance officer |
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František Kovářík as director schools |
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František Šlégr as director of the insurance company |
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Oldřich Hoblík as factory owner Hajek |
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Michaela Lišková as Alenka, daughter of the Doležals |
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Jindřich Fairaizl as insurance agent Tonda Mejzr |
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Bohumil Vild as insurance agent Vašek Pažout |
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Ivan Jandl as Lojzek |
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Oldřich Macháček as Jaroslav Klimša, accident victim |
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Zdeněk Kryzánek as patrolman |
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Josef Steigl as card player |
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Antonín Holzinger as porter in the hotel |
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Jarmila Kurandová as woman in the crowd |
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Václav Kyzlink as man in the crowd |
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Gustav Schönbach as man in the insurance company |
| Writing | Jiří Weiss | Creative Producer |
| Production | Vladimír Kabelík | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jiří Pokorný | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Ladislav Helge | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jiří Šust | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Vladimír Valenta | Story |
| Camera | Rudolf Stahl | Director of Photography |
| Production | Rudolf Stahl | Production Manager |
| Art | Rudolf Lukeš | Production Design |
| Editing | Josef Dobřichovský | Editor |
| Production | Ladislav Terš | Production Manager |
| Sound | Otakar Pařík | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Otakar Košťál | Makeup & Hair |
| Camera | Bohumil Paris | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Chrudoš Uher | Production Design |
| Writing | J. A. Novotný | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jiří Krejčík | Director |
| Sound | Dobroslav Šrámek | Sound |
| Writing | Jiří Fried | Screenplay |