Those Wonderful Movie Cranks (1979)
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.
Director: Jiří Menzel
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 85 min
Release Date: August 3, 1979
Cast
Screenplay
- Miloš Brož (Creative Producer)
- Jiří Šust (Lyricist)
- Oldřich Vlček (Story)
- Oldřich Vlček (Screenplay)
- Jiří Menzel (Screenplay)
Music: Jiří Šust
Cinematography: Jaromír Šofr
Editing: Jiří Brožek
Production: Filmové studio Barrandov
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český, Deutsch
Original Language: cs
Keywords
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Those Wonderful Movie Cranks about?
- 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.
- Who directed Those Wonderful Movie Cranks?
- Those Wonderful Movie Cranks was directed by Jiří Menzel.
- Who stars in Those Wonderful Movie Cranks?
- Those Wonderful Movie Cranks stars Rudolf Hrušínský, Vladimír Menšík, Jiří Menzel, Vlasta Fabianová, Blažena Holišová, Hana Burešová.
- How long is Those Wonderful Movie Cranks?
- Those Wonderful Movie Cranks has a runtime of 1h 25m (85 minutes).
- What genre is Those Wonderful Movie Cranks?
- Those Wonderful Movie Cranks is a Comedy film.
- Where was Those Wonderful Movie Cranks produced?
- Those Wonderful Movie Cranks was produced in Czechoslovakia.