Grandmother (1940)

6.6/10 • 91 min • Drama

Overview

A highly romanticized autobiographical novel by a Czech 19th century writer, Bozena Nemcova. It's a classical, compulsory reading in Czech schools, about a wise, working-class woman, happier in her simplicity and good heart than the nobles whom she serves.

Cast

Terezie Brzková

Světla Svozilová

Terezka Prosková, její dcera

Karel Třešňák

Nataša Tanská

Jiří Papež

Jan

Gustav Nezval

Cerný myslivec

Marie Glázrová

Knezna Vilemína Zahanská

Nora Cífková

Komtesa Hortensie

Božena Šustrová

Jiří Dohnal

Theodor Pištěk

Marie Blažková

Jaroslav Průcha

Reisenburský myslivec

Anna Steimarová

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