The movie depicts the harsh realities of coal mining workers in a Moravian city (Ostrava).
Machácek
Ing. Oblomský
Olga
Ing. Skála
Dobes
Havlena's Sister
Kohoutka
Jarmila
Siegfried Kohlmann
Young Havlena
The movie depicts the harsh realities of coal mining workers in a Moravian city (Ostrava).
1922-01-23
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