Romance ·Drama · Czechoslovakia · 1943 · 1h 31m

Happy Journey

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Director

Cast

Adina Mandlová as Helena Truxová Jiřina Štěpničková as Anna Waltrová-Ortová Hana Vítová as Milena Nataša Gollová as Fanynka Jana Dítětová as Boženka Otomar Korbelář as Jan Klement

Crew

Ferdinand Pečenka — Director of Photography Antonín Zelenka — Editor Jiří Srnka — Original Music Composer Vilém Werner — Screenplay Otakar Vávra — Screenplay Olga Horáková — Story

Synopsis

Filmed during the Nazi occupation, this panoramic drama set in a Prague department store follows the divergent destinies of four female coworkers, each of whom seeks happiness in a different way.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Otakar Vávra Director Ferdinand Pečenka Director of Photography Antonín Zelenka Editor Jiří Srnka Original Music Composer Vilém Werner Screenplay Otakar Vávra Screenplay Olga Horáková Story Jan Zázvorka Production Design

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