Vítězslav Nezval: Manon Lescaut

The story of the tragic love between the young knight de Grieux and the beautiful, frivolous girl Manon, which first appeared in the prose of Abbé Prévost, has received many different treatments since its creation. Directed by Josef Henke. Persons and cast: Manon Lescaut (Iveta Dušková), Pierre, her guardian (Jaroslav Kepka), Marcela, her maid (Martina Delišová), Knight des Grieux (Ivan Jiřík), Tiberge (Jan Stastny), Duval (Vladimir Brabec), Duval's servant (Miroslav Wednesday), Duval's son (Ivan Trojan), Modesta (Hana Ševčíková), an innkeeper from Amiens (Soběslav Sejk), expedition leader (Jiří Klem) and others