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.

• Beta Film
• Slovenská filmová tvorba
• Štefan Kvietik
• Jozef Kroner
• Michal Dočolomanský
• Ivana Valešová
• Eva Jakoubková
• Jana Janovská
• Štefan Šafárik
• Pavol Mikulík