In southern Moravia, in the native village of Velka Samota, a ministry official returns from Prague to lift the declining JZD he helped establish.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Július PántikMartin Souček | Martin Souček |
 Blanka BohdanováAnna Malcová | Anna Malcová |
 Bohumil ŠmídaMalec | Malec |
 Václav LohniskýSláma | Sláma |
 Rudolf HrušínskýKaláb | Kaláb |
| FFrída BachletováSoučková | Součková |
 Oľga AdamčíkováKřístková | Křístková |
| SSamuel AdamčíkEsterka | Esterka |
| KKarel ŠeplavýFerenc | Ferenc |
 Zdeněk ŘehořHort | Hort |
 Adam MatejkaHoufek | Houfek |
| AArnošt NavrátilONV Chairman | ONV Chairman |
 Oldřich VelenNot listed | Not listed |
| MMiroslav OlejníčekNot listed | Not listed |
| VVáclav KyzlinkNot listed | Not listed |
| JJana RubášováNot listed | Not listed |
| MMária SýkorováNot listed | Not listed |
| FFrantišek ŠlégrNot listed | Not listed |
| JJosef KozaNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlois KlejzarNot listed | Not listed |
| OOtto MaruštíkNot listed | Not listed |
| MMária ŠirokáNot listed | Not listed |
| EElena RampákováNot listed | Not listed |
| JJana MacenauerováNot listed | Not listed |
| LLadislav SuchánekNot listed | Not listed |
| LLibuša Kulhánková-GýmerskáNot listed | Not listed |