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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
In an unusual, apolitical approach, director Jaromil Jires has fashioned a standard drama that features an older lawyer with failing health who goes to practice in the countryside.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 62
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most comedies, −15 min on the typical 100
typical 10085Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1980
February 26, 1980
46 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
Czech
Original language
Made in
XC
and 17 more31 people
- Miloš KopeckýJUDr. Lukášek
- Marie Brožovábabička Márová
- Jaroslav SatoranskýJoun
- Martin Růžeksoudce JUDr. Petřík
- Zlata Adamovskásekretářka Zuzana
- Alena VránováLukášková
- Pavel ZedníčekPastyřík
- Karel AugustaVrána
Soběslav Sejksoudce JUDr. Špaček
Miroslav PlzákMUDr. Petr Drasnar
Vlastimil HašekChmelař
Jana AndresíkováChmelařová- IHIrena HahnováJana
Marie MálkováZdenička Vránová
Věra Kubánkovásoudkyně- LGLadislav GoralDemeter
Eugen Jegorovzloděj Dušek
Vladimír HlavatýChmelař, st.
Marcel Vašinkačíšník Láďa
Oldřich VelenPastyříkův komplic
Jaroslav Vozábpředseda senátu- JCJan Cmíralpředseda soudu
- KBKarel Bělohradskýřidič taxíku
- JKJan Kotvaprokurátor/Zuzanin přítel
Directing · 5
- Jaromil Jireš Director
- Adriena Váchová Script Supervisor
- Miroslav Kubišta First Assistant Director
- Michal Vostřez Assistant Director
- Lenka Němečková Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Jaroslav Dietl Screenplay, Story
- Miroslav Hladký Creative Producer
Production · 3
- Eliška Nejedlá Production Manager
- Ladislav Beneš Unit Manager
- Jana Koubová Unit Manager
Camera · 5
- Jaromír Šofr Director of Photography
- Karel Hejsek Camera Operator
- Jan Kuděla Still Photographer
- Dagmar Jonášová Clapper Loader
- Jiří Ondráček Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Josef Valušiak Editor
- Jana Šimonová Assistant Editor
Sound · 3
- Vadim Petrov Original Music Composer
- František Belfín Conductor
- Antonín Kravka Sound
Art · 4
- Jan Oliva Production Design
- Rudolf Kinský Set Decoration
- Zdeněk Jeřábek Set Decoration
- Miroslav Stibr Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Svatava Sophová Costume Design
- A. Pavlíková Costumer
- Valerie Pitelková Makeup & Hair
- Zdena Šnajdarová Costumer
- František Příhoda Makeup & Hair
Other crew · 1
- Zdeněk Dufek Dramaturgy
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