
Shoesmachine
1954-09-24 · 101 min · ★ 8.0
The happenings in a shoe factory serve as a not very thinly veiled examination of the pros and cons of both socialism and democracy.
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- Directors
- K.M. Walló
- Production companies
- Studio uměleckého filmu Praha
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
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Vítězslav VejražkaFactory Boss
Vilém BesserJosef Horák
Zdeněk ŘehořManager Antonín
Oldřich VykypělLojza Andres
Ota SklenčkaOrt
Marie VášováElsa
Rudolf HrušínskýSram
Jarmila KurandováHoráková, Josk's mother
Oldřich Lukešagitator Nikodým
Jan Skopečeklaborer
Karel Houskapersonal clerk and master
Vlasta FialováSecretary Anna VebrováTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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