Barbora Hlavsová is a 1942 Czech drama film directed by Martin Frič.
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Plot
Hlavsa, the manager of a small-town pawn shop, commits embezzlement and shoots himself after being unable to get out of the situation. His mother takes in her widowed daughter-in-law and teenage grandson who assist her is paying for all the damage. Young Bořík, a gifted pianist, finds it hard to give up his dreams of being a concert pianist.
Cast
Terezie Brzková as Barbora Hlavsová
František Smolík as Vojtech Hlavsa
Jiřina Štěpničková as Klára Hlavsová
Jindřich Plachta as Zanta, pensioner
Jaroslav Průcha as Prouza, city major
Vladimír Řepa as Kvech, barber
Stella Májová as Vlasta Kvechová
František Filipovský as Bartyzal, jeweller
Karel Dostal as Lukás Hlavsa, carver
Eliška Kuchařová as Eliska
Rudolf Hrušínský as Rysavý, miller
Vilém Pfeiffer as Kaliba
Eman Fiala as Weaver
Václav Trégl as Oldrich, weaver