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Those Wonderful Movie Cranks (1979)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Jiří Menzel
Writer : Oldřich Vlček, Jiří Menzel

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Rudolf Hrušínský
Rudolf Hrušínský
Vladimír Menšík
Vladimír Menšík
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Vlasta Fabianová
Vlasta Fabianová
Blažena Holišová
Blažena Holišová
Hana Burešová
Hana Burešová
Jaromíra Mílová
Jaromíra Mílová
Josef Kemr
Josef Kemr
Oldřich Vlček
Oldřich Vlček
Josef Somr
Josef Somr
Vladimír Huber
Vladimír Huber
Marie Rosůlková
Marie Rosůlková
Jiřina Steimarová
Jiřina Steimarová
Ludvík Hradilek
Ludvík Hradilek
Miloslav Štibich
Miloslav Štibich
Jana Eichlerová
Jana Eichlerová
Jiří Forst
Jiří Forst
Antonín Klepáč
Antonín Klepáč
Miloslav Horáček
Miloslav Horáček
Martin Hradilek
Martin Hradilek
Vladimír Hrabánek
Vladimír Hrabánek
Jiří Knot
Jiří Knot
Miloš Šustr
Miloš Šustr
Jaroslava Kretschmerová
Jaroslava Kretschmerová
Pavel Vondruška
Pavel Vondruška
František Kratochvíl
František Kratochvíl
Head Mime
Vladimír Cabalka
Vladimír Cabalka
Mime
Petr Gotlieb
Petr Gotlieb
Mime
Jarmila Kotýnková
Jarmila Kotýnková
Mime
Jaromír Lurovský
Jaromír Lurovský
Mime
Jan Šimek
Jan Šimek
Mime
Eva Tůmová
Eva Tůmová
Mime
Hana Tůmová
Hana Tůmová
Mime
Renata Vatková
Renata Vatková
Mime
Ivana Vítová
Ivana Vítová
Mime / Dancer
Vilém Lipský
Vilém Lipský
Oldřich Unger
Oldřich Unger
Jaroslav Vozáb
Jaroslav Vozáb
Josef Střecha
Josef Střecha
Jaromír Štemberg
Jaromír Štemberg
Eva Svobodová
Eva Svobodová
Miroslav Buberle
Miroslav Buberle
Jiří Fajt
Jiří Fajt
Referee
Václav Kotva
Václav Kotva
Wrestler
Stanislav Štícha
Stanislav Štícha
Wrestler
Miroslav Krejča
Miroslav Krejča
Courier
Rudolf Kalina
Rudolf Kalina
Courier
Alois Vachek
Alois Vachek
Courier
Miloslav Průša
Miloslav Průša
Fencer / Newlywed
Karel Anderle
Karel Anderle
Fencer / Young Man in Tyrol
Antonín Češpivo
Antonín Češpivo
Fencer
Petr Lebeda
Petr Lebeda
Fencer
Tomáš Olexa
Tomáš Olexa
Fencer
František Plecháček
František Plecháček
Fencer
Milan Procházka
Milan Procházka
Fencer
Tomáš Svoboda
Tomáš Svoboda
Fencer
Josef Šolc
Josef Šolc
Fencer
Stanislav Boguňa
Stanislav Boguňa
Musician
Jan Klaus
Jan Klaus
Musician
Bohuslav Pok
Bohuslav Pok
Musician
Eva Rohanová
Eva Rohanová
Musician
Václav Veselý
Václav Veselý
Musician
Soňa Holečková
Soňa Holečková
Dancer
Jindra Janoušková
Jindra Janoušková
Dancer
Libuše Kosová
Libuše Kosová
Boxer
Lenka Lajčíková
Lenka Lajčíková
Boxer
Hana Pokorná
Hana Pokorná
Boxer
Jitka Valinová
Jitka Valinová
Boxer
Michaela Macasová
Michaela Macasová
Girl
Karel Engel
Karel Engel

Crews

Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Director
Hana Hanušová
Hana Hanušová
First Assistant Director
Dobroslav Zborník
Dobroslav Zborník
Assistant Director
Magda Vodičková
Magda Vodičková
Assistant Director
Oldřich Vlček
Oldřich Vlček
Screenplay
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Screenplay
Věra Kalábová
Věra Kalábová
Dramaturgy
Jaromír Šofr
Jaromír Šofr
Director of Photography
Jiří Ondráček
Jiří Ondráček
Assistant Camera
Jiří Forst
Jiří Forst
Set Decoration
Jaroslav Lehman
Jaroslav Lehman
Set Decoration
Ladislav Rada
Ladislav Rada
Set Decoration
Theodor Pištěk
Theodor Pištěk
Costume Design
Vladimír Petřina
Vladimír Petřina
Makeup & Hair
Alena Šedová
Alena Šedová
Makeup & Hair
Miroslav Buhr
Miroslav Buhr
Makeup & Hair
Jiří Brožek
Jiří Brožek
Editor
Milan Novotný
Milan Novotný
Sound
Jan Šuster
Jan Šuster
Production Manager
František Belfín
František Belfín
Conductor
Richard Valenta
Richard Valenta
Camera Operator
Zbyněk Hloch
Zbyněk Hloch
Production Design
Miloslav Doležal
Miloslav Doležal
Assistant Production Manager
Miloš Brož
Miloš Brož
Creative Producer
Oldřich Vlček
Oldřich Vlček
Story
Michael Poledník
Michael Poledník
Assistant Production Design
Zuzana Máchová
Zuzana Máchová
Costumer
Eva Hlušáková
Eva Hlušáková
Costumer
Eva Horázná
Eva Horázná
Assistant Editor
Rimma Stejskalová
Rimma Stejskalová
Assistant Editor
Rudolf Mos
Rudolf Mos
Unit Production Manager
Jaroslav Bouček
Jaroslav Bouček
Unit Production Manager
Jitka Radová
Jitka Radová
Clapper Loader
Jiří Kučera
Jiří Kučera
Still Photographer
Jiří Šust
Jiří Šust
Original Music Composer
Jiří Šust
Jiří Šust
Lyricist

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