Life for Jan Kaspar

Life for Jan Kaspar (1959)

Drama

The bridegroom Jan Kaspar is an officer in the Klement Gottwald's Nová Hut rolling-mill. After bidding farewell to his freedom, he accidentally takes a sip from the bottle of tetrachlore which he stores at home. He disregards the dizziness, but the next day, he faints in the factory and has a brain concussion. During her regular tests, doctor Dudková is shocked by a high percentage of residual nitrogen found in Kaspar's blood. Doctor Bohácek, with whom Dudková consults, thinks that it is a liver disease and informs the head physician Filip. The doctors know nothing about tetrachlore and are in the dark about the case. Despite that, they immediately start to fight for Kaspar's life and their struggle consequently affects their personal lives.

Director: Vladimír Sís
Writers: Otto Zelenka, Vladislav Delong.

Casts

	František Peterka as Jan Kaspar
	Blažena Holišová as Jana Vánová
	Lubomír Černík as MUDr. Luba Bohácek
	Jarmila Kurandová as Jan's mother
	Jaroslav Raušer as MUDr. Eduard Filip
	František Smolík as Docent Viktor Kares
	Zdeněk Kryzánek as Assistant MUDr. Friedl
	Martin Růžek as Vojtech Vána
	Jaroslav Rozsíval as Petr - Jan's brother
	Věra Koktová as Slávka - Petr's wife
	Věra Bublíková as MUDr. Eva Dudková
	Jana Drbohlavová as Nurse Eliska
	Jiří Hanák as Jureček
	Zuzana Ondrouchová as Zuzanka Friedlová
	Jiřina Steimarová as Mrs. Karesová
	Ota Žebrák as Laboratory
	Vladimír Brabec as MUDr. Lipský
	Jiří Pick as MUDr. Cervenka
	Irena Fabiánová as Nurse Bozenka
	Elena Hálková as Neighbour
	Ladislav Kazda as Client in goldsmith
	Miloslav Holub as Dispatcher Bartoš
	Luka Rubanovičová as Vlasta
	Libuše Švormová as Nurse Lída
	Nora Krčmářová as Nurse Vera
	Luděk Pilc as Dispatcher
	Zdeněk Řehoř as Patient Houzvicka
	Alois Dvorský as Patient Slezák
	Karel Hovorka as Drunk friend
	Milka Balek-Brodská as Vicherková
	Jiřina Bílá as Nurse
	Eduard Cupák as Jureček (voice)
	Zdeněk Kryzánek as Dispatcher Bartoš (voice)
	Jiřina Bohdalová as Vlasta (voice)

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