American agents hijack a plane on the Ostrava-Prague route to launch a campaign against the People's Democratic Czechoslovakia. The plane lands in West Germany, but the Americans have an unexpected problem convincing the hijackers to stay in the West. Based on a true story.
Jiří Dohnalpassenger Horvát, deputy
Ladislav Pešekpassenger Prokop, development workerAntonín Klimšapassenger Gerbec, miner
Bohuš Záhorskýpassenger Ryšánek, associate professor
Jaroslav Marešpassenger Tonic, fitter
Božena Obrovápassenger Liduška, Toník's wifeFrantišek Klikapassenger Řezníček, a former café owner
Miloš Kopeckýpassenger Rychman, musician
Soňa Červenápassenger Grábnerová, the pilot's wifeJozef Sodomapassenger Ján Hajdaš, miner
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