Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin (2003)

In the fourth and final instalment of Karel Vachek’s not-so-little Little Capitalist Tetralogy, preparations for an opera performance in the Czech capital’s art-nouveau National Theatre become the occasion for a reflection on rebels, dissidents, and others subversives who stand in battle, heroically and sometimes tragically, against majority opinion, established rules, or powerful institutions. "As the camera wanders over, around and through Prague’s lavish National Theatre, director J.A. Pitínský coaches singers through a rehearsal of Bedřich Smetana’s tragic opera Dalibor. Intercut with the tale of the 15th-century knight who, imprisoned, refused to name names, Vachek interviews, on the plush red seats of the empty theatre, a whole series of latter-day rebels.

Director: Karel Vachek
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 220 min
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Screenplay

Music: Bedřich Smetana
Cinematography: Karel Slach
Editing: Renata Pařezová
Production: Negativ, Česká televize
Country: Czech Republic
Language: Český
Original Language: cs

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin about?
In the fourth and final instalment of Karel Vachek’s not-so-little Little Capitalist Tetralogy, preparations for an opera performance in the Czech capital’s art-nouveau National Theatre become the occasion for a reflection on rebels, dissidents, and others subversives who stand in battle, heroically and sometimes tragically, against majority opinion, established rules, or powerful institutions. "As the camera wanders over, around and through Prague’s lavish National Theatre, director J.A. Pitínský coaches singers through a rehearsal of Bedřich Smetana’s tragic opera Dalibor. Intercut with the tale of the 15th-century knight who, imprisoned, refused to name names, Vachek interviews, on the plush red seats of the empty theatre, a whole series of latter-day rebels.
Who directed Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin was directed by Karel Vachek.
How long is Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin has a runtime of 3h 40m (220 minutes).
What genre is Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin is a Documentary film.
Where was Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin produced?
Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin was produced in Czech Republic.