In early 20th century Czechoslovakia, a gravely ill chemist recalls his discovery of a powerful explosive and how it landed in the hands of anarchists.

• Československá filmová společnost
• Karel Höger
• Florence Marly
• Jiří Plachý
• Nataša Tanská
• František Smolík
• Miroslav Homola
• Eduard Linkers
• Vlasta Fabianová