

In 1900, Stepha, the vivacious 30 year old daughter of a wealthy couple, agrees to marry her cousin Paul, who has accumulated large debts as an Austrian army officer. Paul refuses to work or to consummate the marriage, and then his health steadily declines.

Iva Janžurová
Štěpa Kiliánová

Petr Čepek
Pavel

Marie Rosůlková
Mother

Ota Sklenčka
Father
Vladimír Jedenáctík
Malina
Karel Chromík
Vetter Jan

Jana Plichtová
Manka

Karel Černoch
Synáček

Josef Laufer

Stanislav Remunda
Groman