In Czechoslovakia, in the early 20th century, a seriously ill chemist recalls how he discovered a powerful explosive and how it ended up in the hands of anarchists.

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