Malostranské humoresky
1996-01-18 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 5.0
The short story film based on the book of the same name by Karel Pecka depicts the atmosphere of the Lesser Town in the 1980s.
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Production details
- Directors
- Jaromír Polišenský, Zdeněk Gawlik, Jan Pecha
- Production companies
- Česká televize, FAMU
- Countries
- Czech Republic
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Karel HeřmánekŽorž
Arnošt GoldflamDocent
Josef KemrKadlus
Petr NárožnýAnton
Jana SynkováEla
Lubomír KostelkaVáclavík
Jana ŠvandováLinda
Zdeněk DušekMotejl
Rudolf HrušínskýStB Agent
Václav PostráneckýVáclav
Michaela KuklováMina
Pavel NovýMarcel
Jaroslava ObermaierováAlena
Otakáro SchmidtTomek
Veronika Jeníková
Luba SkořepováKryštofová
Jana PaulováRůže
Ilja RacekKryštof
Jan PřeučilSedláčekTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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