The House of the Five Squirrels (1944)
Josef Houbička, the owner of the U pěti veverek apartment building in Malostran, is a kind and forgiving good man who allows himself to be ruthlessly oppressed by his proud wife, Filoména, and secretly fixes her problems with the tenants. He lends rent money to two poor painters and bribes offended maids just to keep the house quiet. He would like to restore the old soap factory in the house, but Filoména promotes more profitable garages. And since neither of them wants to back down, Houbička eventually leaves the house after one of the arguments. He makes friends with the innkeeper Pulec, who runs the not-so-prosperous inn At the Leaky Jug...
Director: Miroslav Cikán
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 80 min
Release Date: February 25, 1944
Cast
- Míla Páčová - domácí Filoména Houbičková
- Jindřich Plachta - domácí Josef Houbička
- Růžena Nasková - majitelka hodinářství Bety Mráčková
- Jana Romanová - hodinářka Míla, dcera Mráčkové
- Eva Klenová - fotografka Lída, dcera Mráčkové
- Jan Pivec - malíř portrétista Jan Rezek
- Ladislav Pešek - malíř krajinář Jiří Holec
- Jaroslav Průcha - mydlář Antonín Aloyz
- Jaroslav Marvan - hostinský "U děravého džbánu" Jan Pulec
- František Kreuzmann - podnikatel Anatol Kozel
Screenplay
- Marta Russová (Story)
- Marta Russová (Screenplay)
- Miroslav Rutte (Screenplay)
Music: Josef Stelibský
Cinematography: Karel Degl
Editing: Antonín Zelenka
Production: Lucernafilm
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Original Language: cs
More Films by Director: Miroslav Cikán
More Films in Genre: Comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The House of the Five Squirrels about?
- Josef Houbička, the owner of the U pěti veverek apartment building in Malostran, is a kind and forgiving good man who allows himself to be ruthlessly oppressed by his proud wife, Filoména, and secretly fixes her problems with the tenants. He lends rent money to two poor painters and bribes offended maids just to keep the house quiet. He would like to restore the old soap factory in the house, but Filoména promotes more profitable garages. And since neither of them wants to back down, Houbička eventually leaves the house after one of the arguments. He makes friends with the innkeeper Pulec, who runs the not-so-prosperous inn At the Leaky Jug...
- Who directed The House of the Five Squirrels?
- The House of the Five Squirrels was directed by Miroslav Cikán.
- Who stars in The House of the Five Squirrels?
- The House of the Five Squirrels stars Míla Páčová, Jindřich Plachta, Růžena Nasková, Jana Romanová, Eva Klenová, Jan Pivec.
- How long is The House of the Five Squirrels?
- The House of the Five Squirrels has a runtime of 1h 20m (80 minutes).
- What genre is The House of the Five Squirrels?
- The House of the Five Squirrels is a Comedy film.
- Where was The House of the Five Squirrels produced?
- The House of the Five Squirrels was produced in Czechoslovakia.