Life for Jan Kaspar

Life for Jan Kaspar

71 mins | Drama | May 29, 1959

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.

Life for Jan Kaspar

71 mins | Drama | May 29, 1959

Life for Jan Kaspar
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.
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Život pro Jana Kašpara
Directors Jana Pokorná, Stanislav Černý, Bohuslav Musil, Vladimír Sís
Writers Vladislav Delong, Vladimír Stibořík, Otto Zelenka, Bedřich Kubala

Cast

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 / Dispatcher Bartoš (voice)

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

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)

Jiřina Bohdalová

as Vlasta (voice)