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Those Wonderful Movie Cranks (1979)

Poster for Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jiří Menzel
  • Profile picture of Rudolf Hrušínský
    Rudolf Hrušínský
  • Profile picture of Vladimír Menšík
    Vladimír Menšík
  • Profile picture of Jiří Menzel
    Jiří Menzel
  • Profile picture of Vlasta Fabianová
    Vlasta Fabianová
  • Profile picture of Blažena Holišová
    Blažena Holišová
  • Profile picture of Hana Burešová
    Hana Burešová
  • Profile picture of Jaromíra Mílová
    Jaromíra Mílová
  • Profile picture of Josef Kemr
    Josef Kemr

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  • cinema history