Ark of Fools

Set in a bleak, filth-ridden provincial hospital, a disillusioned doctor begins to find the philosophical ramblings of a mental patient more stimulating than the company of "sane" society. As their relationship deepens amidst the grimy and decaying wards, the doctor's own mental health is called into question by his suspicious colleagues.

Drama

Zlatomír Vacek

(Andrej Jefimyč Ragin)

Vladimír Merta

(Ivan Dmitrič Gromov)

Slavoj Urban

(Michail Averjanyč Goljubkin)

Antonín Horák

(Jevgenij Fjodoryč Chobotov)

Pavel Michailov

(Nikita)

André Maroun-Gédéon

(Mojsejka)

Ivan Králík

(Sergej Sergejevič)

Milica Linhartová

(Naděžda Osipovna)

Zuzana Fišárková

(Štěpka)

Hana Slivková

(Marja Prokofjevna Chobotova)

Elena Zvaríková-Pappová

(Varvara)

Vojtěch Ron

(Lev Trofimovič)

Ladislav Brothánek

(Jefrim)

Mnislav Hofmann

(Semjonov)

Jiří Ptáček

(Deaf-Mute)

Václav Provazník

(Deaf-Mute)

Alois Krameš

(Inmate)

Zora Rozsypalová

(Woman)

Eva Řepíková

(Reporter)

Vlastimila Vlková

(Darja Pavlovna)

Olga Čechová

(Reporter)

Milena Vopatová

(Bride)

Klára Dohnalová

(Máša)

Josef Němeček

(Escaped Prisoner)

Jan Drnek

(Matvěj)

Vratislav Žídek

(Muzhik)

Magdalena Šebestová

(Lina Chobotova)

Ladislav Gzela

(Fire Marshal (uncredited))

Pavel Pekárek

(Readhead (uncredited))

Jana Posseltová

(Nina (uncredited))

Marie Hatleová

(Old Woman (uncredited))

Julius Albert

(Fortune Teller (uncredited))

Žofie Housová

(Inmate (uncredited))

Jiřina Jelenská

(Woman (uncredited))

Zuzana Fréharová

(Woman (uncredited))

Vladimír Švabík

(Orderly (uncredited))

Vít Haderka

(Alexandr Lvovič (uncredited))

Libuše Komancová

(Laundress (uncredited))

Šárka Štembergová

(Laundress (uncredited))

Natalie Švabíková

(Laundress (uncredited))

Klementina Zunová

(Inmate (uncredited))

F. Andres

(MUDr. Mricin (uncredited))

J. Konůpka

(Inmate with Honors (uncredited))

J. Šafránek

(Inmate (uncredited))

J. Zeman

(Deaf-Mute (uncredited))

K. Rys

(Nikolaj (uncredited))

K. Zuna

(Dying Man (uncredited))

L. Hanuš

(Soldier (uncredited))

I. Pešl

(Musician (uncredited))

M. Svoboda

(Orderly (uncredited))

I. Hezinová

(Girl (uncredited))

M. Stupka

(Ivan (uncredited))

J. Navrátil

(Escaped Prisoner (uncredited))

J. Vacek

(Dancer (uncredited))

Pavel Landovský

(Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Nikita (voice) (uncredited))

Josef Abrhám

(Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited))

Jiří Hálek

(Jevgenij Fjodoryč Chobotov (voice) (uncredited))

Slávka Budínová

(Marja Prokofjevna Chobotova (voice) (uncredited))

František Husák

(Sergej Sergejevič (voice) (uncredited))

Eva Svobodová

(Darja Pavlovna (voice) (uncredited))