Widowed yeoman Tuma and his household are on their way to help the town of Kourim, which is under attack by the papist troops. His son Ondra is secretly following his father. Miksík the castellan, who is responsible for Ondra, finds himself forced to set off after the boy. They are both captured by soldiers from Kutná Hora. Miksík sacrifices himself to give Ondra a chance to flee. On the way, Ondra runs into the orphan Sulík. The two boys become friends and begin to wander together.
| Directing | Milan Vošmik | Director |
| Writing | Josef František Karas | Novel |
| Editing | Miroslav Hájek | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lída Novotná | Costume Design |
| Directing | Drahomíra Králová | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Helena Rohanová | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Eliška Vojtová | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Milan Novotný | Sound |
| Camera | Ladislav Chroust | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Josef Vítek | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Jiří Zavřel | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
| Writing | J. A. Novotný | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jan Novák | Director of Photography |
| Art | Vladimír Labský | Production Design |
| Art | Vladimír Dvořák | Art Direction |
| Art | Rudolf Beneš | Set Decoration |
| Art | Vladimír Mácha | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Rubášová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Blažena Ševčíková | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Vyplelová | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Otakar Košťál | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karel Konrád | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Vladimír Vojta | Production Manager |
| Production | Luděk Marold | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Artur Stacha | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Vladimír Tišer | Assistant Production Manager |
| Sound | Svatopluk Havelka | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jan Procházka | Creative Producer |
| Production | Erich Švabík | Executive Producer |
| Art | Miroslav Jirsa | Set Decoration |
