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A million-dollar man

1988-04-18 · 87 min · Not rated

Drama · TV Movie

A television film about the life and times of Slovak emigrant Štefan Banič, who was granted a patent in the United States for the invention of the parachute.

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Directors
Peter Hledík
Production companies
Československá televízia Bratislava, Slovenská filmová tvorba
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jiří Kodeš
Ivan Gübel
Bronislav PoloczekBronislav Poloczek
Joanna ŻółkowskaJoanna Żółkowska
Martin HubaMartin Huba
Tomáš Žilinčík
Igor Krempaský
Slavo Drozd
Anton Živčic
Vladimír JedľovskýVladimír Jedľovský
František KovárFrantišek Kovár
Ján Gubala
Zdena HerfortováZdena Herfortová
Jan NemejovskýJan Nemejovský
Viktor BlahoViktor Blaho
Jaromír Šmaha
Andrej PachingerAndrej Pachinger
Michal MončekMichal Monček
Emil Tomaščík
Beata ZnakováBeata Znaková

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