Serpent's Poison

Serpent's Poison

87 mins | Drama | Feb. 1, 1982

Her mother dead, 18-year-old Vladka travels to a remote village in the dead of winter to find the father she has never met. The happiness of their initial meeting gives way to the daughter’s disappointment and concern over the hardworking man’s alcoholism.

Serpent's Poison

87 mins | Drama | Feb. 1, 1982

Serpent's Poison
Her mother dead, 18-year-old Vladka travels to a remote village in the dead of winter to find the father she has never met. The happiness of their initial meeting gives way to the daughter’s disappointment and concern over the hardworking man’s alcoholism.
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Hadí jed
Directors František Vláčil
Writers Irena Charvátová, František Vláčil

Cast

Josef Vinklář

as Jan Veselý

Karel Brožek

as Water bailiff

Renáta Doleželová

as Mrs. Blanka

Miriam Kantorková

as Innkeeper

Ferdinand Krůta

as Old Man

Ilona Svobodová

as Vladka

Miluše Zoubková

as Mother

Jan Hrušínský

as Martin