The Hero Is Afraid (1966)
Honza Vavrinec (Rudolf Hrusínský) works in the investment department of a large office. One day he gets involved in the case of an unjustly convicted worker who mistakenly considers him a parliamentary deputy. Honza as a "deputy" interferes in the case and helps the worker. Encouraged by the success and possibly also out of love for the beautiful secretary Svatava (Blanka Bohdanová), the then shy and fearful Honza stands up for the chief of the department, Hofmánek (Ladislav Pesek), who has been removed from his position.
Director:
František Filip
Writers:
Jaroslav Dietl, František Filip.
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Rudolf Hrušínský as úředník investičního odboru Honza Vavřinec |
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Ladislav Pešek as vedoucí Hofmánek |
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Jiří Sovák as úředník Zdeněk, Honzův přítel |
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Rudolf Deyl as úředník Bedřich zvaný Béďa |
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Ilja Prachař as náměstek ředitele |
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Blanka Bohdanová as Svatava, sekretářka plánovacího odboru |
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Vladimír Šmeral as vysoký zmocněnec |
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Marie Glázrová as Hofmánkova žena |
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Jaroslav Moučka as František Velda, stavěč jeřábů |
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Alena Procházková as mladá úřednice |
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Pavel Spálený as Masna, Veldův vedoucí |
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Milan Mach as tajemník |
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Vladimír Menšík as tajemník |
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Jiří Lír as tajemník |
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Josefa Pechlátová as Honzova matka |
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Božena Böhmová as sekretářka |
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Ludmila Roubíková as sekretářka |
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Antonín Jedlička as úředník Kalinka |
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František Nechyba as hostinský |
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Míla Myslíková as slečna z podatelny |
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Jitka Frantová as slečna z podatelny |
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Rudolf Wolf as vysoký brýlatý úředník |
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Zdeněk Grygárek as naháč |
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František Jaderník as naháč |
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Josef Drbohlav as naháč |
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Rudolf Veselý as naháč |
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Jan Kratochvíl as |
| Directing | Helena Rohanová | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michaela Kirchnerová | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marie Zatloukalová | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jaroslav Dietl | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Jaroslav Dietl | Screenplay |
| Writing | František Filip | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kamil Kadeřábek | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Vojtěch Kuthan | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Boris Moravec | Production Design |
| Art | Zdeněk Jeřábek | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jiří Haller | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jan Petrů | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lída Novotná | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Rubášová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Věra Maierová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustav Hrdlička | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karel Konrád | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Mesteková | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Jan Kohout | Editor |
| Sound | Jaromír Svoboda | Sound |
| Production | Rudolf Wolf | Production Manager |
| Production | Josef Pitrák | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | František Jaderník | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Ferdinand Zelenka | Assistant Production Manager |
| Sound | Jiří Malásek | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jiří Bažant | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Karel Vlach | Conductor |
| Writing | Vratislav Blažek | Lyricist |
| Writing | Bedřich Kubala | Creative Producer |
| Production | Ladislav Novotný | Executive Producer |
| Directing | František Filip | Director |
| Camera | Jan Roth | Director of Photography |