A family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovak village over a period of thirty years (1887–1917). The first part captures the life of Martin Pichandu in the development of his craft, masonry; in the second part, his son is center stage living in a period of socio-political crisis, which ultimately results in the first World War. After originally airing on Czechoslovakian television in 1983 as a four-part 226-minute mini-series, this production received a 163-minute theatrical release in 1984.
Stars: Štefan Kvietik, Jozef Kroner, Michal Dočolomanský, Ivana Valešová, Eva Jakoubková, Jana Janovská
Crew: Juraj Jakubisko (Director), Peter Jaroš (Novel), Patrik Pašš (Editor), Pavol Sásik (Sound), Jozef Paštéka (Dialogue), Petr Dušek (Assistant Camera)
Country: Czechoslovakia, Germany
Language: Český, Magyar, Deutsch, Slovenčina
Studio: Beta Film, Slovenská filmová tvorba
Runtime: 162 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 06, 1983
IMDb: 4.7
