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The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not hide his admiration for this literary giant, and in addition to the screenplay he also wrote a three-part TV play about Dumas (starring Vladimír Menšík). In Kachyn's film, Dumas played the father and son of the Štěpánková brothers, and it was a very difficult and difficult task for these young actors.
Cast
Martin Štěpánek, Petr Štěpánek, Otakar Brousek, Jana Hlaváčová, Slávka Budínová, Milena Dvorská, Jana Švandová, Petr Kostka, Carmen Mayerová, Vladimír Šmeral, František Němec, Ladislav Trojan
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