The miner Dařbuján has a lot of children that he cannot support and another one has just been born. He needs to find a godfather and three are offered: God, the Devil and Death. Dařbuján chooses Death because he is the only one who is fair, he treats the poor and the rich equally. When Dařbuján is considering what to do to provide for his family, Death advises him to get a doctorate and immediately offers him help in his new trade. If Death stands at the feet of a sick person, Dařbuján will heal him within three days. However, if he stands at the head, the sick person is finished and Dařbuján must not interfere in his trade...

Rudolf Deyl

Libuše Havelková

Ladislav Potměšil

Ladislav Kazda

Karolina Slunéčková

Marie Vášová

Felix le Breux

Heda Marková

Miloš Nedbal

Emil Kadeřávek

Otto Šimánek

Zdeňka Černá

Miloš Hlavica

Josef Beyvl

Ela Šilarová

František Filipovský

• Ludvík RážaScreenplay · Director
• Věra ŠtinglováDirector of Photography
• Lubomír ŽeleznýOriginal Music Composer
• Jitka BaumanováEditor

Release date

December 24, 1959

Status

Released

Original language

Czech

Genres

Family, Fantasy

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