Shoesmachine(1954)
The happenings in a shoe factory serve as a not very thinly veiled examination of the pros and cons of both socialism and democracy.
Movie: Shoesmachine
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Josef Horák
Manager Antonín
Lojza Andres
Ort
Elsa
Sram
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The happenings in a shoe factory serve as a not very thinly veiled examination of the pros and cons of both socialism and democracy.
Release Date
1954-09-24
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