Pochodně
Prague in the 1870s. Work in Smolík's sulphur factory is hard and dangerous to health. The poorly paid workers resemble torches because their clothes are soaked with poisonous phosphorus. Young Josef Rezler also works in the sulphur factory and uses his earnings to feed his mother and little sisters. He throws his perpetually drunken father out of the house. The older worker Brož forces Josef to learn to read and write. A cholera epidemic breaks out in Prague and Josef is the only one of his family to survive the disease...
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1961 |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Genre | Drama, History |
| Director | Vladimír Čech |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes) |
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Pochodně is an acquired taste at 5.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.
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A classic from 1961. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.
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🎭 Cast
Eduard Cupák
worker Josef Rezler
Zuzana Stivínová
Anci Rozsypalová
Jaroslav Vojta
factory Smolík
Luděk Munzar
Otto - Smolík's son
Karel Höger
Father Novotný
Zdeněk Braunschläger
editor Kolár
Vlastimil Hašek
singer Hejkal
Václav Sloup
accordionist Shrovetide
Lubomír Kostelka
singer Kulda
Vladimír Brabec
foreman Ladislav Zápotocký
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