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People are afraid of the usurer Chazaj and are convinced that he is the bearer of evil. One day Chazaj pays a visit to the poor artist Simon Jordán and asks him to paint his portrait. Simon agrees but as he progresses with the work his mind conjures up terrible thoughts and in the end he commits suicide. The portrait looks lifelike and Chazaj is content with the results. After Chazaj's death the picture changes hands and brings misfortune to all who own it. The last victim is the young painter Roman who buys Chazaj's portrait in a bazaar. He finds a treasure in the frame and begins to live well off it. The comfortable life suits him so well that he rejects his original artistic aims and becomes a painter of fashionable kitsch.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1948-01-09
- video_camera_front Companies Československá filmová společnost
- timer Runtime: 87 Mins
- star Rating: 6.5 / 10
- favorite Likes: 2 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0263873
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Otomar Krejča
Simon Jordán / Stepán Jordán
Luba Skořepová
Martina Jordánová
Vladimír Šmeral
Painter Roman
Ladislav Kulhánek
Professor Mikulás
Karel Dostal
Extortioner Chazaj
Rudolf Deyl
Jáchym
Felix le Breux
Marcel Bernard
Růžena Šlemrová
Mrs. Viktorová
Ludmila Píchová
Líza Viktorová
Emil Bolek
Bussinesman Viktor
František Holar
Mr. Zemblovský
Viktor Očásek
Merchant Image
Bohumil Machník
Homegrown
Vladimír Hlavatý
Jiří Těšík
Rudolf Hrušínský
Marie Nademlejnská
Břetislav Hrstka
Robert Morávek
Karel Hynek
Jan S. Kolár
Bohuslav Kupšovský
Arnošt Mirský
Marta Májová
Gabriel Hart
Milada Smolíková
Emanuel Hříbal
Bohumil Švarc
Arno Velecký
Blažena Slavíčková
Jan W. Speerger
Jaroslav Orlický
Antonín Soukup
Dagmar Toužimská
Zora Božinová
Ludmila Burešová
groups Crew
František Vlček
Screenplay
Jiří Slavíček
Director
Martin Frič
Creative Producer
Zdeněk Reimann
Executive Producer
Nikolai Gogol
Short Story
Jan Roth
Director of Photography
Vladimír Novotný
Camera Operator
Josef Pechar
Assistant Camera
Jan Zázvorka
Production Design
Josef Liesler
Art Designer
František Nestler
Set Decoration
Josef Liesler
Costume Design
Josef Kobík
Makeup & Hair
Jan Kohout
Editor
Miloslav Hůrka
Sound
Václav Dražil
Production Manager
František Urbánek
Unit Production Manager
Dalibor C. Vačkář
Original Music Composer
Milivoj Uzelac
Conductor
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