Charles Dickens: The Cricket by the Fireplace

A dramatisation of one of Charles Dickens' most famous stories, The Cricket by the Fireplace. Here we meet the typical world of Dickens' heroes. The marriage of John, a good-natured coachman, is threatened by an evil plot, a poor toymaker struggles to care for his daughter, his wealthy employer plans a wedding with a much younger girl, and a mysterious stranger appears. Thanks to the intervention of supernatural forces, everything will turn for the better. Directed by Josef Červinka and starring Josef Patočka, Jana Drbohlava, Čestmír Řanda, Ladislav Pesek, Alena Hesounová, Miloš Hlavica and others.