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Realistic portrait of a poor working family in late 20s Prague: the washerwoman mother whose burial is held after she scalds herself; the alcoholic father; the manicurist daughter who becomes pregnant.

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Laundress
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Husband, Coalman
Mána Zenísková ...
Coalman's Daughter
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Wooer
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Tailor
Manja Kellerová ...
Tailor's Wife
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Pianist
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Waitress
Lidiya Tridenskaya ...
Laundress' Friend (as Uli Tridenskaja)
Betty Kysilková ...
Cashier
Edith Ledererová ...
Tailor's Daughter
Max Körner ...
Coal Depot Owner
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Manicure Client
Václav Zichovský ...
Client
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Beauty Salon Manager
Bozena Supková ...
Manicure Client
Rudolf Lavecký ...
Beauty Salon Owner
Viktor Nejedlý ...
Innkeeper
Zdena Kavková ...
Joy Girl
Vladimír Smíchovský ...
Gas worker
Frantisek Hlavatý ...
Doctor
Josef Oliak ...
Priest
Karel Sindler ...
Fat Man in the Pub
Milka Balek-Brodská ...
Laundress' Employer
Frantisek Juhan ...
Coalman
Roza Schlesingerová ...
Neighbour
Alfred Schlesinger ...
Guest in the pub
Josef Kobík ...
Guest in the pub
Emil Sulc ...
Host ve výcepu
Filip Balek-Brodský ...
Guest in the pub

Directed by

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Carl Junghans

Written by

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Carl Junghans ... (story)
 
Carl Junghans ... (screenplay)

Cinematography by

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László Schäffer

Art Direction by

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Ernst Meiwers

Music Department

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Zdenek Liska ... composer: additional music: sound version 1959

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Also Known As
  • Román pražské pradleny (Czechoslovakia, Czech title)
  • Such Is Life (United States)
  • The Story of a Prague Washerwoman (World-wide, English title)
  • Such Is Life (World-wide, English title)
  • Such Is Life (The Story of a Prague Washerwoman) (World-wide, English title)
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  • 71 min
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