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Cast
Jan Hrušínský
as hodinář Láďa Kratochvíl
Jana Giergielová
as kadeřnice Petra
Július Pántik
as řidič Miky Polievka
Alois Liškutín
as vedoucí autoprovozu Dalibor
František Husák
as Pepík Němec
Míla Myslíková
as kantýnská Marcela
František Řehák
as otec Petry
Blažena Holišová
as matka Petry
Vlasta Jelínková
as babička
Blanka Lormanová
as Láďova sestra
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1974
Runtime1h 38m
LanguageCzech
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes5
DirectorJiří Menzel
WritersZdeněk Svěrák, Vojtěch Měšťan, Rudolf Ráž
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWho Looks for Gold?
About Who Looks for Gold?
When he returns to Prague from a stint in the Army, Lada does not seem to fit in anywhere, and he cannot get the hang of the system of deliberately underperforming on the job. His girlfriend tries to keep him in the city with a variety of stratagems, but he eventually takes a job as a truck driver on a dam-building project. He uses the truck to visit his girl on weekends. Ingenuous, he is unaware that the truck is being used for black-market smuggling, and that his girlfriend two-times on him when he cannot arrange to leave on time for his weekend.
Directed by Jiří Menzel, Who Looks for Gold? leans on a strong ensemble — Jan Hrušínský, Jana Giergielová, Július Pántik — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1974.
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