Shoesmachine

Original title: Botostroj
Duration: 101 min
Release date: 1954-09-24
IMDB

The happenings in a shoe factory serve as a not very thinly veiled examination of the pros and cons of both socialism and democracy.

Drama

Botostroj

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Vítězslav Vejražka
Vítězslav Vejražka
as Factory Boss
Vilém Besser
Vilém Besser
as Josef Horák
Eva Kubešová
Eva Kubešová
as Marie Dornáková
Zdeněk Řehoř
Zdeněk Řehoř
as Manager Antonín
Oldřich Vykypěl
Oldřich Vykypěl
as Lojza Andres
Petr Skála
Petr Skála
as Jakub
Ota Sklenčka
Ota Sklenčka
as Ort
Marie Vášová
Marie Vášová
as Elsa
Rudolf Hrušínský
Rudolf Hrušínský
as Sram
Božena Böhmová
Božena Böhmová
as Lojzka Andresová
Jarmila Kurandová
Jarmila Kurandová
as Horáková, Josk's mother
Oldřich Lukeš
Oldřich Lukeš
as agitator Nikodým
J. O. Martin
J. O. Martin
as agitator Pazdera
Věra Benšová
Věra Benšová
as worker
Jan Skopeček
Jan Skopeček
as laborer
Karel Houska
Karel Houska
as personal clerk and master
Jaroslav Toť
Jaroslav Toť
as laborer
Vlasta Fialová
Vlasta Fialová
as Secretary Anna Vebrová
Kamil Olšovský
Kamil Olšovský
as
Vladimír Řepa
Vladimír Řepa
as
Miloš Willig
Miloš Willig
as
František Peterka
František Peterka
as
František Vnouček
František Vnouček
as
Hynek Němec
Hynek Němec
as
Gustav Hrdlička
Gustav Hrdlička
as barber
Josef Chvalina
Josef Chvalina
as employee informant
Rudolf Myzet
Rudolf Myzet
as american guest
Josef Maršálek
Josef Maršálek
as personnel officer
Marie Pavlíková
Marie Pavlíková
as boss's wife
Věra Váchová
Věra Váchová
as woman in society
Zdeněk Šavrda
Zdeněk Šavrda
as gendarme
Zdeněk Jelínek
Zdeněk Jelínek
as official
Miloš Vavruška
Miloš Vavruška
as worker burning shoes
Oleg Reif
Oleg Reif
as Baťa's young man
František Šlégr
František Šlégr
as district governor
Eva Marie Kavanová
Eva Marie Kavanová
as interpreters
Marie Nademlejnská
Marie Nademlejnská
as peas
Josef Kotapiš
Josef Kotapiš
as secret agent
Svatopluk Majer
Svatopluk Majer
as bailiff
Bedřich Bozděch
Bedřich Bozděch
as guard
Anna Pitašová
Anna Pitašová
as woman in society
Zdeněk Hodr
Zdeněk Hodr
as doctor
Ema Skálová
Ema Skálová
as worker
Otto Šimánek
Otto Šimánek
as laborer
Štěpán Bulejko
Štěpán Bulejko
as Hans Hahn, director of the German branch
Arnošt Faltýnek
Arnošt Faltýnek
as worker in a meeting
Jan Šmíd
Jan Šmíd
as guest in a cafe
Rudolf Široký
Rudolf Široký
as stoker
Libuše Zemková
Libuše Zemková
as woman at the party
Miroslav Homola
Miroslav Homola
as Fiegel
Emma Kovárnová
Emma Kovárnová
as pianist
Karel Hovorka
Karel Hovorka
as Upset Worker
Karel Pavlík
Karel Pavlík
as guard
Václav Švec
Václav Švec
as officer
Jiří Němeček
Jiří Němeček
as meeting participant
Dagmar Drašarová
Dagmar Drašarová
as worker
Jiřina Bílá
Jiřina Bílá
as secretary of the young boss
Miloš Liška
Miloš Liška
as
Jaroslava Panenková
Jaroslava Panenková
as boarding school educator
Antonín Klimeš
Antonín Klimeš
as
Ljuba Benešová
Ljuba Benešová
as
Kamil Bešťák
Kamil Bešťák
as
Kamil Blahovec
Kamil Blahovec
as
Jiří Čeporan
Jiří Čeporan
as
Eva Foustková
Eva Foustková
as
Věra Joudová
Věra Joudová
as
Josef Bárta
Josef Bárta
as
Karel Kocourek
Karel Kocourek
as
Jiří Koudelka
Jiří Koudelka
as
Ladislav Mandík
Ladislav Mandík
as
Přemysl Matoušek
Přemysl Matoušek
as
Karel Maršálek
Karel Maršálek
as
Otakar Moučka
Otakar Moučka
as
Š. Miškovcová
Š. Miškovcová
as
Jarmila Navrátilová
Jarmila Navrátilová
as
Miroslav Olejníček
Miroslav Olejníček
as
Jan Pilař
Jan Pilař
as
Luděk Pilc
Luděk Pilc
as
Eugenie Podhorská
Eugenie Podhorská
as
Jaroslav Radimecký
Jaroslav Radimecký
as
Ladislav Sedláček
Ladislav Sedláček
as
Stanislav Sedláček
Stanislav Sedláček
as
Oldřich Šmalcl
Oldřich Šmalcl
as
J. V. Švec
J. V. Švec
as
Gustav Urban
Gustav Urban
as
Eliška Velímská
Eliška Velímská
as
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