Top billed cast
Ladislav SmoljakSelf
Zdeněk SvěrákSelf
Miloň ČepelkaSelf
Petr BruknerSelf
Pavel VondruškaSelf
Jan HrabětaSelf
Jan KašparSelf- Petr ReidingerSelf
Václav KotekSelf
Jaroslav WeigelSelf
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