In fear of industrial espionage, the management of the ironworks declares its research department Z-8 as top secret. The boastful and always dissatisfied worker Smazal wants to work in this department. One day he discovers notes in the factory library written by the Belgian scientist Stern who worked in the ironworks during the War. Smazal makes use of Stern's notes and when, through the mediation of his girlfriend Magda, he eventually manages to get into Z-8, he passes off the notes as his own improvement plan. The proposal is rejected for being out of date. The embittered Smazal is easily wheedled into teaming up with two women who are believed to be Stern's wife and daughter. Driven by a vision of a wonderful life in the West, he first offers Irena Stern her father's documents. These are no longer of any value, however. Irena asks for information about Z-8 and even persuades Smazal to steal papers for her. Only then does Smazal realize that he is committing a crime. When department Z-8 is actually broken into during the night by two saboteurs, he battles with the intruders in the interests of the ironworks. He is shot during the struggle but the agents are captured. The factory is able to continue its production and Smazal goes back to his loyal Magda.
dělník Lojza Smazal
sekretářka Magda
špionka Irena
zřízenec Robert Kocl
Kožíšek
mistr Veverka
špionka Weberová alias Šternová
ředitel
špion Mádl
vedoucí Exporty Richter
špion Josef Frýd
knihovník, Magdin otec
dělník Novák
inženýr Roubík
starý dělník
dělník
hlídač
slévač
cizí návštěvník
opilý dělník
mladý dělník
předseda ROH Viták
Smazalova bytná
inženýr v závodní radě
mladý dělník
úředník ministerstva spravedlnosti
dělník
úřednice v Exportě
kuchařka v závodní kuchyni
Jan Kovář
Bohumil Turek, Alois Jiráček
FISYO (Music Conducted by Otakar Pařík)
Případ Z-8
Případ Z-8
The Z-8 Case
film
featuretheatrical distribution
drama, spy
Czechoslovakia
1948
1948
start of filming 19 April 1948
date of censorship 9 February 1949 (konec povolení k promítání 9. 2. 1954)
withdrawal from distribution 29 March 1961
premiere 25 February 1949 /suitable for youths/ (kina Lucerna /3 týdny/, Dukla /1 týden od 11. 3./ a Revoluce /1 týden od 11. 3./, Praha)
IV. výrobní skupina Steklý – Hanuš, Ladislav Hanuš (produkční šéf IV. výrobní skupiny), Karel Steklý (umělecký šéf IV. výrobní skupiny)
feature film
85 min
2 407 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
black & white
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech