Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comedian Jirí Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle of a main hero Karel Rossman (Martin Dejdar).
| Directing | Vladimír Michálek | Director |
| Writing | Martin Duba | Writer |
| Writing | Franz Kafka | Novel |
| Writing | Vladimír Michálek | Writer |
| Camera | Martin Duba | Director of Photography |