20 Sep 1995
The Horseman on the Roof
In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband.
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Jindřich Plachta 
Ella Nollová 
Jan Pivec 
Theodor Pištěk 
Jaroslav Marvan 
Jiří Plachý 
Gustav Hilmar 
Marie Blažková Jana Romanová 
Svatopluk Beneš 
R. A. Strejka Vladimír Řepa 
Bedřich Vrbský 
Marie Rosůlková 
Dana Medřická 
František Filipovský 
Vladimír Leraus 
Miloš Nedbal 
Miroslav Homola 
Jaroslav Vojta
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