People are afraid of the usurer Chazaj and are convinced that he is the bearer of evil. One day Chazaj pays a visit to the poor artist Simon Jordán and asks him to paint his portrait. Simon agrees but as he progresses with the work his mind conjures up terrible thoughts and in the end he commits suicide. The portrait looks lifelike and Chazaj is content with the results. After Chazaj's death the picture changes hands and brings misfortune to all who own it. The last victim is the young painter Roman who buys Chazaj's portrait in a bazaar. He finds a treasure in the frame and begins to live well off it. The comfortable life suits him so well that he rejects his original artistic aims and becomes a painter of fashionable kitsch.
Unfortunately the movie The Portrait is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | František Vlček | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jiří Slavíček | Director |
| Production | Václav Dražil | Production Manager |
| Camera | Jan Roth | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Josef Pechar | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josef Liesler | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josef Kobík | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | Martin Frič | Creative Producer |
| Writing | Nikolai Gogol | Short Story |
| Art | Josef Liesler | Art Designer |
| Art | František Nestler | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Jan Kohout | Editor |
| Sound | Miloslav Hůrka | Sound |
| Sound | Dalibor C. Vačkář | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Jan Zázvorka | Production Design |
| Production | Zdeněk Reimann | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Vladimír Novotný | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Milivoj Uzelac | Conductor |
| Production | František Urbánek | Unit Production Manager |
