| Olaf Lubaszenko | ... | Jura Baran | |
| Boguslaw Linda | ... | Ivan Sekal | |
| Jirí Bartoska | ... | Father Flora | |
| Agnieszka Sitek | ... | Anezka | |
| Vlasta Chramostová | ... | Marie | |
| Ludovít Cittel | ... | Barber Záprdek | |
| Martin Sitta | ... | Oberva Jr. | |
| Jirí Holý | ... | Oberva Sr. | |
| Milan Riehs | ... | Mayor | |
| Anton Sulik | ... | Vcelný | |
| Josef Bulík | ... | Koukol | |
| Bohuslav Licman | ... | Sehnálek | |
| Gustav Nezval | ... | Stverák | |
| Gustav Vondracek | ... | Otáhal | |
| Zdenek Kozák | ... | Susil | |
| Robert Sklenár | ... | Lojzek | |
| Frantisek Kouba | ... | Innkeeper | |
| Petra Lustigova | ... | Maid | |
| Miloslav Srámek | ... | Farmer | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Antonina Girycz | ... | Maria (voice) | |
| Jan Kulczycki | ... | Sehnalek (voice) | |
| Piotr Pregowski | ... | Kurdupel | |
Directed by | |||
| Vladimír Michálek | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Jirí Krizan | (story) | |
| Jirí Krizan | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Pavel Borovan | .... | co-producer: Czech TV | |
| Jaroslav Boucek | .... | producer | |
| Violetta Kaminska | .... | assistant producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michal Lorenc | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Martin Strba | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jirí Brozek | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jirí Sternwald | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Jirí Sternwald | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Mona Hafsahl | |||
Production Management | |||
| Vera Ferdová | .... | unit manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Eliska Fuchsova | .... | assistant director | |
| Iwona Wronska | .... | second unit director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Radim Hladík Jr. | .... | sound | |
Stunts | |||
| Jirí Kuba | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Jan Gogola Sr. | .... | script editor | |
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A film of desperation and hypocrisy with stunning acting and absolutely mesmerising cinematography, it should not be missed. What would you do if a warped and vicious village bully threatened to tell the Nazis where you've hidden a gun if you didn't sell him your family farmland? Who would you turn to for help if he had blackmailed almost all the men in your village? How could you rid yourself of him if he was under Nazi protection? The sole and only reason I gave it a nine was that, while they had to dub the two excellent main actors and one fantastic actress because they are Polish, it was fairly jarring to me to hear it. Otherwise, I strongly recommend this film in more words than I am allowed to say here.