The Portrait
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.
Cast
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Otomar Krejča
Played Simon Jordán / Stepá…
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Luba Skořepová
Played Martina Jordánová
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Vladimír Šmeral
Played Painter Roman
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Ladislav Kulhánek
Played Professor Mikulás
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Karel Dostal
Played Extortioner Chazaj
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Rudolf Deyl
Played Jáchym
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Felix le Breux
Played Marcel Bernard
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Růžena Šlemrová
Played Mrs. Viktorová
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Ludmila Píchová
Played Líza Viktorová
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Emil Bolek
Played Bussinesman Viktor
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František Holar
Played Mr. Zemblovský
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Viktor Očásek
Played Merchant Image
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Bohumil Machník
Played Homegrown
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Vladimír Hlavatý
Played
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Jiří Těšík
Played
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Rudolf Hrušínský
Played
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Marie Nademlejnská
Played
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Břetislav Hrstka
Played
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Robert Morávek
Played
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Karel Hynek
Played
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Jan S. Kolár
Played
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Bohuslav Kupšovský
Played
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Arnošt Mirský
Played
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Marta Májová
Played
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Gabriel Hart
Played
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Milada Smolíková
Played
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Emanuel Hříbal
Played
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Bohumil Švarc
Played
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Arno Velecký
Played
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Blažena Slavíčková
Played
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Jan W. Speerger
Played
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Jaroslav Orlický
Played
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Antonín Soukup
Played
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Dagmar Toužimská
Played
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Zora Božinová
Played
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Ludmila Burešová
Played
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