Several of the works of writer Bohumil Říha have been filmed. This novel by the pro-regime writer also inspired a children’s film, which was directed in 1981 by the experienced family filmmaker Václav Gajer. The story takes place in 1947 and it is based on the popular model of the relationship between a human hero and an indomitable animal protagonist. The tale of the freedom necessary for life, is, of course, beholden to the standards of the time: the Hucul horse that heals an old villager, has remained in the small village in Šumava after the Soviet soldiers have left. This is a pleasing movie that engages with the acting performance of Zdeněk Řehoř and the depiction of the indisputable beauty of the Šumava landscape as shot by cameraman Jan Němeček.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Zdeněk ŘehořAntonín Jakub | Antonín Jakub |
 Miloš NedbalBratranec | Bratranec |
 Bedřich ProkošNot listed | Not listed |
| MMiloslav ŠtibichNot listed | Not listed |
| JJan FaltýnekNot listed | Not listed |
 Jaroslava TicháNot listed | Not listed |
 Karolina SlunéčkováNot listed | Not listed |
 Veronika GajerováNot listed | Not listed |
 Jiří HálekNot listed | Not listed |
| JJiří KostkaNot listed | Not listed |
 Otto LackovičNot listed | Not listed |
| MMartina KrálováNot listed | Not listed |
| PPavel ZajícNot listed | Not listed |
| MMiloslav PelikánNot listed | Not listed |
 Jan SkopečekNot listed | Not listed |
 Ladislav PotměšilNot listed | Not listed |
| VVáclav KovaříkNot listed | Not listed |
| SStanislav ŠtíchaCoachman | Coachman |
 Tomáš VacekNot listed | Not listed |
 Vítězslav JandákNarrator (voice) / Coachman (voice) | Narrator (voice) / Coachman (voice) |