Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
A comedy about a prohibited beauty.
In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's dream on a screen; disaster soon follows when the machine malfunctions and the cartoon-like dream characters become very real!
Director: Václav Vorlíček
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Runtime: 81 min
Release Date: August 26, 1966
Cast
- Dana Medřická - Doc. Ruzenka Beránková
- Jiří Sovák - Doc. Jindrich Beránek
- Olga Schoberová - Jessie
- Juraj Višný - Superman
- Karel Effa - Pistolník
- Jan Libíček - Prison Guard
- Walter Taub
- Bedřich Prokoš
- Ilja Racek - Colleague
- Otto Šimánek
Screenplay
- Bedřich Kubala (Creative Producer)
- Miloš Macourek (Screenplay)
- Václav Vorlíček (Story)
- Miloš Macourek (Story)
- Václav Vorlíček (Screenplay)
Music: Svatopluk Havelka
Cinematography: Jan Němeček
Editing: Jaromír Janáček, Jan Chaloupek
Production: Filmové studio Barrandov
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Original Language: cs
Keywords
dreams, superhero, mad scientist, cowboy, comic strip, absurdist
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Who Wants to Kill Jessie? about?
- In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's dream on a screen; disaster soon follows when the machine malfunctions and the cartoon-like dream characters become very real!
- Who directed Who Wants to Kill Jessie??
- Who Wants to Kill Jessie? was directed by Václav Vorlíček.
- Who stars in Who Wants to Kill Jessie??
- Who Wants to Kill Jessie? stars Dana Medřická, Jiří Sovák, Olga Schoberová, Juraj Višný, Karel Effa, Jan Libíček.
- How long is Who Wants to Kill Jessie??
- Who Wants to Kill Jessie? has a runtime of 1h 21m (81 minutes).
- What genre is Who Wants to Kill Jessie??
- Who Wants to Kill Jessie? is a Comedy, Science Fiction film.
- Where was Who Wants to Kill Jessie? produced?
- Who Wants to Kill Jessie? was produced in Czechoslovakia.