A Boring Afternoon (1965)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 13M

Director : Ivan Passer
Writer : Bohumil Hrabal, Ivan Passer

Synopsis

Several parties—a prostitute, aging football players, working girls, two men playing pool, and a hedonistic young man—each coalesce in a tavern.

Actors

Kamila Turková
Kamila Turková
Leopold Smolík
Leopold Smolík
Josef Vaništa
Josef Vaništa
Jan Tožička
Jan Tožička
Miloš Končický
Miloš Končický
Ota Hurych
Ota Hurych
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal

Crews

Ivan Passer
Ivan Passer
Director
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal
Short Story
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal
Screenplay
Ivan Passer
Ivan Passer
Screenplay
Květa Ondráková
Květa Ondráková
First Assistant Director
Zdenka Petřková
Zdenka Petřková
Assistant Director
Jaroslav Kučera
Jaroslav Kučera
Director of Photography
František Zajíček
František Zajíček
Set Decoration
Miroslav Hájek
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Blažej Bernard
Blažej Bernard
Sound
Václav Kliegel
Václav Kliegel
Sound Assistant
František Sandr
František Sandr
Production Manager
Miroslav Ondříček
Miroslav Ondříček
Camera Operator
Oldřich Bosák
Oldřich Bosák
Production Design
Zdenka Karlovská
Zdenka Karlovská
Script
Václav Nývlt
Václav Nývlt
Dramaturgy
Jiří Štíbr
Jiří Štíbr
Assistant Camera
Vladimír Zajíc
Vladimír Zajíc
Assistant Camera
Bohumil Nový
Bohumil Nový
Assistant Production Design
Jan Vrňata
Jan Vrňata
Set Decoration
Viktor Fixl
Viktor Fixl
Set Decoration
Marta Bártová
Marta Bártová
Costume Design
Dagmar Krausová
Dagmar Krausová
Costumer
František Novotný
František Novotný
Makeup & Hair
Eva Horázná
Eva Horázná
Assistant Editor
Jitka Šulcová
Jitka Šulcová
Assistant Editor
Ludmila Tikovská
Ludmila Tikovská
Unit Production Manager
Luděk Marold
Luděk Marold
Unit Production Manager
Věra Winkelhöferová
Věra Winkelhöferová
Unit Production Manager
Karel Kovář
Karel Kovář
Assistant Production Manager
Růžena Nováková
Růžena Nováková
Clapper Loader
Ladislav Fikar
Ladislav Fikar
Creative Producer
Bohumil Šmída
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer

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