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Čintamani & podvodník

1965-06-04 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 8.0

Comedy · Crime

Two short stories by Karel Čintamani a ptáci An avid collector of carpets, MUDr. Vitásek discovers a unique piece in Mrs. Severýnová's junk shop - a Persian carpet with a pattern of birds. As a connoisseur, he knows that there are only three of these carpets in existence and they are all owned by different monarchs. Severyn has no idea how rare it is, but the carpet is not for sale. It was saved by the wealthy widow Zanelli, who travels all over the world and rarely visits Prague. Vitásek confides in his lawyer friend Bimbal and with his help tries to retrieve the rare piece. Tales of a marriage fraudster The police headquarters is on high alert as marriage frauds proliferate. The hallmark of the culprit is violin playing and gold teeth. Inspector Pigeon of the train service eventually apprehends the fraudster, Vincent Plichta. The serious criminal doesn't resist arrest, he just bills the costs and goes to serve his sentence. After a while, marriage fraud is reported again.

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Directors
Jiří Krejčík
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Vladimír ŠmeralVladimír Šmeralsběratel MUDr. Vitásek
František FilipovskýFrantišek FilipovskýJUDr. Bimbal / vyšetřující komisař František Karas
Olga ScheinpflugováOlga Scheinpflugovávetešnice Alžběta Severýnová / majitelka uzenářství
Jarmila KronbauerováJarmila Kronbauerovámajitelka koberce Eleonora Zanelli
Zora Polanováspolečnice / svědkyně
Ludmila RoubíkováLudmila Roubíkovádomovnice u Zanelliové / zámožná vdova
Josef HlinomazJosef Hlinomazlupič / průvodčí
Iva JanžurováIva Janžurováslužka s pivem
Vladimír MenšíkVladimír Menšíkopilec
Václav TréglVáclav Trégldomovník
Karel Hovorkakomorník / tajný
Jiřina JiráskováJiřina Jiráskovápřekladatelka
Milan Machprodavač koberců v Londýně / cestující
Oldřich Dědekmuž v hospodě / cestující
Helena RůžičkováHelena Růžičkovážena v hospodě
Karel Hais
Jiří SovákJiří Sováksňatkový podvodník Vincenc Plichta
Vlastimil BrodskýVlastimil Brodskýinspektor vlakové služby Václav Holub
Libuše HavelkováLibuše HavelkováPlichtová
Ludmila VostrčilováHolubová

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