Slightly ironic comedy of wretches, who come to understand the rich and are able to accept charity, and also about how love and work prevail over the factory owner's son.
During a pogrom against Jews in a village, an innkeeper is killed, his daughter is put in a convent after being crucified, and her illegitimate child, who later grows up to be a student, is placed in the care of a guardian.
Adaptation d'une piece de Karel Capek mettant en scene un medecin qui refuse de devoiler le secret de son remede contre un mal invaincu tant que la paix ne sera pas assuree dans le pays.