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Happy End

1967Movie1 h 11 min

76

GreatGoodWatch score

76

GreatGoodWatch score

Summary

A dark comedy about a murder and its consequences presented in a backwards manner, where death is actually a rebirth. The film starts with an "execution" of the main protagonist and goes back to explore his previous actions and motivations.

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Friends night
Teens

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Weighs on you.
Makes you smirk.
Keeps you guessing.

Not for warmth, comfort or scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 78GoodWatch 77
IMDb7.8
Running time
1 h 11 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −29 min on the typical 100
typical 10071
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 109 countries
+99
Released
1967
September 1, 1967
59 years ago
Genre
Comedy
Language
Czech
Original language
Made in
XC
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
23 of 23
Directing · 4
Oldřich Lipský Director, Screenplay, Story
Tomáš Svoboda First Assistant Director
Eliška Štíbrová Assistant Director
Zdenka Karlovská Assistant Director
Writing · 2
Miloš Macourek Story, Screenplay
Ladislav Fikar Creative Producer
Production · 5
Bohumil Šmída Executive Producer
Jaroslav Koucký Unit Production Manager
Antonín Navrátil Assistant Production Manager
Miloš Stejskal Production Manager
Ludmila Tikovská Unit Production Manager
Camera · 2
Vladimír Novotný Director of Photography
Miloš Petrolín Camera Operator
Editing · 1
Miroslav Hájek Editor
Sound · 2
Vlastimil Hála Original Music Composer
Josef Vlček Sound
Art · 2
Karel Škvor Production Design
Karel Lukáš Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
Theodor Pištěk Costume Design
František Zapletal Costumer
Eva Lackingerová Costumer
Otakar Košťál Makeup & Hair
Other crew · 1
Václav Nývlt Dramaturgy

Tropes

Mythology Gagin 4,124 titlesTo some of Haneke's filmography.Murder in the FamilyRare · in 35 titlesIn the film’s opening scene, Eve poisons her mom with sedatives, putting her into a coma before she dies.All 7 tropes

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