Čekanky
1940-04-05 · 79 min · ★ 4.3
Intern Plichta arrives to work at a country estate, where there is a strict ban on marriage for officials, issued by the count. However, Plichta meets Jiřina Krátká on the way, falls in love with her and intends to marry her. Adjunct Ptáček and intern Ráček are also vying for Jiřina. All the officials already have brides in mind, whom they call chicaneries. The news of the count's death causes a stir, and twelve merry-making parties are planned at the estate at once...
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- Directors
- Vladimír Borský
- Production companies
- Terrafilm
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
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Zorka JanůJiřina Krátká
Meda ValentováKristina
Anna LetenskáMarie
Marie NademlejnskáJitka
František SmolíkPilníček
Ladislav PešekRáček
Jiří Steimar
František Kreuzmann
Svatopluk BenešVojtěch Plichta
Ferenc FuturistaHřídelíček
Jára KohoutHlavín
Ota MotyčkaSkokan
František Roland
Vlasta MatulováToninka
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