

A Star Is Falling Upwards
1975-08-29 · 136 min · ★ 6.0
Švand, a room painter from Strakonice, begins a dizzying career as a pop music star, but he soon discovers that fame is not the most important thing in life or what he is looking for and what he longs for in life.
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- Directors
- Ladislav Rychman
- Production companies
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Karel GottŠvanda
Jitka MolavcováDorotka
Josef SomrVocílka
Jiří SovákKalenda
Vladimír Ráž
Zuzana Kocúriková
Libuše Švormová
Jana Šulcová
Ludmila Píchová
Jiří Bruder
Stanislav Fišer
Jiří Hálek
Josef Hlinomaz
Jan Faltýnek
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