
Murder in the Excelsior Hotel
1971-10-08 · 89 min · ★ 5.9
In Vražda v hotelu Excelsior, the interwar period homicide detective squad from Prague investigates the murder of a wealthy woman, Mrs Matoušová, which threatens the reputation of the eponymous luxury hotel popular with Prague’s elite. Even the retired police inspector Mrázek (František Filipovský), who works at the Excelsior as a hotel detective, is unable to help at first. Although the investigation inevitably uncovers the hotel staff’s scheming, Vacátko and his team unerringly follow the trail that leads them to the murderer…
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- Directors
- Jiří Sequens
- Production companies
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
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Jaroslav MarvanPolicejní rada Vacátko
Josef BláhaBrůžek
Josef VinklářBouše
František FilipovskýMrázek
Zdeněk ŘehořJaník
Slávka BudínováJaníková
Josef SomrJanouš
Milena DvorskáJanoušová
Miloš Kopeckýředitel hotelu
Otto Lackoviččíšník Pepi
Václav Lohniskýpianista Krofta
Josef Langmilerzpěvák
Otakar Brousek
Jiří Smutný
Miroslav HomolaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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