Those Wonderful Movie Cranks (1979)

  • NR
  • 08/03/1979 (XC)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 25m

Overview

Returning home to Prague, the magician Pasparte, an owner of a circus caravan, meets his dying colleague who entrusts his beautiful daughter Aloisie to his care. In Prague they all take up their lodgings at the house At Blue Fish in which they intend to arrange the programs. The firm is owned by widow Evzenie with whom Pasparte shares flat and bed. Evzenie is jealous of Aloisie therefore Pasparte sends Aloisie as a housewife to the single man Jakub Kolenatý who earns his living by photographing and wants to record the revived pictures of Prague. Pasparte wants to found in Prague the first permanent Czech movie theatre in which there would be projected also the original Czech films.

Jiří Menzel

Director, Screenplay

Oldřich Vlček

Story, Screenplay

Cast

Rudolf Hrušínský's headshot

Rudolf Hrušínský

Vladimír Menšík's headshot

Vladimír Menšík

Jiří Menzel's headshot

Jiří Menzel

Vlasta Fabianová's headshot

Vlasta Fabianová

Blažena Holišová's headshot

Blažena Holišová

Hana Burešová's headshot

Hana Burešová

Jaromíra Mílová's headshot

Jaromíra Mílová

Josef Kemr's headshot

Josef Kemr

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