One month after the end of the Second World War, in place of the former director - a Nazi henchman - the former worker Josef Lang is appointed national administrator of the Baťa factories in Zlín. The inexperienced man gratefully accepts an assistance from the clerk Andrle and makes him his secretary. The fawning Andrle worms his way into the Communist party and soon starts wielding his power over Lang. He deliberately causes confusion and discontent in the factory. Lang loses his friends and, on the advice of his secretary, he transfers the capable foreman Pazdera, otherwise a great critic of his, to the post of director of a filial plant. Lang becomes distanced from the workers and a relationship with Andrle's beautiful wife Sylvie destroys his hitherto good marriage. The airport steward Korvas cannot bear new pilots who are usually working class and he deliberately causes an accident during which the young pilot Opiján is killed. Lang allows himself to be bribed with a new car and signs a disadvantageous foreign commission in the company's name. After a review from the Ministry of Finance, Andrle, Korvas and others are arrested. Lang's wife Evka leaves him. Pazdera becomes the new director.
národní správce Josef Lang
mechanik Karel Trlica, bývalý partizán
sekretářka Annie Haniková
vedoucí sekretariátu Vilém Andrle
Sylvie, Andrlova žena
mistr František Pazdera
Nikodým, předseda národního výboru
Evka, Langova žena
dělnice Stázka
dělník a pilot Jenda, Pazderův syn
ředitel Šorfa
správce letiště Korvas
Žofie, Pazderova žena
JUDr. Helmich
Nežka
pracovník exportu Minárik
pilot Mirek Opiján
dělnice
zpěvačka
dělnice
redaktor
sekretářka
Král, úředník na ministerstvu financí
barmanka Marie Vybíralová
Francouzka
Francouz
starší pilot
úředník
nákupčí
hlasatel na letišti
Hešpica
úředník s listinami
úředník s listinami
šička v Třebové
dívka s kyticí
divačka na leteckém dnu
divák na leteckém dnu
pracovník nákupu
pracovník nákupu
pracovník nákupu
T. Svatopluk (Bez šéfa – román)
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín), Cimbálová muzika Jožky Lakatoše (Music Conducted by Jožka Lakatoš), Jiří Eliáš /klavír/, Jan Kapr /klavír/
Singer Dagmar Pistorová [dab]Eva Šenková
Singer mužský hlas
Singer Gustáv Valach
Nevěra
Nevěra
Infidelity
Bludná cesta
film
featuretheatrical distribution
drama
Czechoslovakia
1956
1955—1956
projection approval 06/1956
withdrawal from distribution 1 April 1966
premiere 31 August 1956 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Lucerna /5 týdnů/, Kyjev /1 týden/, Vzlet /1 týden od 7. 9./, Revoluce /1 týden od 14. 9./, Bystrica /1 týden od 28. 9./ a Mír /½ týdne od 21. 9./, Praha)
Tvůrčí skupina Šmída – Kabelík, Vladimír Kabelík (vedoucí tvůrčí skupiny), Bohumil Šmída (vedoucí tvůrčí skupiny)
feature film
101 min
2 872 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
black & white
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech
Festival: 7. filmový festival pracujících
1956
19 měst / Czechoslovakia