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Magician

1988-01-29 · 87 min · ★ 5.7

Drama · History

Bohemia, 1835. Traveling between Prague and the countryside, young poet Karel Hynek Mácha navigates political disillusionment, a turbulent relationship, and declining health while completing his final work.

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Directors
František Vláčil
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jiří SchwarzJiří SchwarzKarel Hynek Mácha
Veronika ŽilkováVeronika ŽilkováLori Somková
Marta VančurováMarta VančurováMárinka
Petr ČepekPetr ČepekLedvina
Jan HrušínskýJan HrušínskýMichal Mácha
Rudolf HrušínskýRudolf HrušínskýPoetry Reader (voice)
Milena DvorskáMilena DvorskáDurasová
Josef KarlíkJosef KarlíkDuras
Jan KrausJan KrausTrojan
Miriam KantorkováMiriam KantorkováLorenzová
Jana HlaváčkováJana HlaváčkováŽena v černém
Blažena HolišováBlažena HolišováMáchova matka
Tomáš JuřičkaTomáš JuřičkaKaska
Václav KnopVáclav KnopJ.K. Tyl
Martin DejdarMartin Dejdar

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