How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1975)
There are still water spirits among us. One group lives in Prague, led by Mr. Wassermann, who is using his wife's family as a servants. All they need is their old house near the river. But the house is to be demolished. They have to stop it. And the only way is to drown Dr. Mrácek, who is responsible for the demolition. But he falls in love with Wassermann's niece Jana. He changes to fish, is mistaken for water spirit from Germany, is drowned and revived again. The other problem is the flour with ears... and so on...
Director: Václav Vorlíček
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Runtime: 120 min
Release Date: March 1, 1975
Cast
- Libuše Šafránková - Jana Vodičková
- Jaromír Hanzlík - JUDr. Jindřich Mráček
- František Filipovský - správce půjčovny loděk, Bertík Vodička
- Miloš Kopecký - hlavní český vodník Wassermann
- Vladimír Menšík - Karel Vodička, plavčík
- Zdeněk Řehoř - potápěč Alois Vodička, Janin otec
- Stella Zázvorková - doc. Mráčková, Jindřichova matka
- Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková - Polly, Wassermannova dcera
- Čestmír Řanda
- Míla Myslíková - Matylda, Wassermannova žena
Screenplay
- Vladimír Kalina (Creative Producer)
- Petr Markov (Story)
- Petr Markov (Screenplay)
- Miloš Macourek (Screenplay)
- Václav Vorlíček (Screenplay)
Music: Vítězslav Hádl
Cinematography: Vladimír Novotný
Editing: Miroslav Hájek
Production: Filmové studio Barrandov
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Original Language: cs
More Films by Director: Václav Vorlíček
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer about?
- There are still water spirits among us. One group lives in Prague, led by Mr. Wassermann, who is using his wife's family as a servants. All they need is their old house near the river. But the house is to be demolished. They have to stop it. And the only way is to drown Dr. Mrácek, who is responsible for the demolition. But he falls in love with Wassermann's niece Jana. He changes to fish, is mistaken for water spirit from Germany, is drowned and revived again. The other problem is the flour with ears... and so on...
- Who directed How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer?
- How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer was directed by Václav Vorlíček.
- Who stars in How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer?
- How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer stars Libuše Šafránková, Jaromír Hanzlík, František Filipovský, Miloš Kopecký, Vladimír Menšík, Zdeněk Řehoř.
- How long is How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer?
- How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer has a runtime of 2h 0m (120 minutes).
- What genre is How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer?
- How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer is a Comedy, Fantasy film.
- Where was How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer produced?
- How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer was produced in Czechoslovakia.