Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

– Returning home to Prague, the magician Pasparte, an owner of a circus caravan, meets his dying colle..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
1979
Original Name:
Báječní muži s klikou
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks (1979) - Also known as Báječní muži s klikou

Returning home to Prague, the magician Pasparte, an owner of a circus caravan, meets his dying colleague who entrusts his beautiful daughter Aloisie to his care. In Prague they all take up their lodgings at the house At Blue Fish in which they intend to arrange the programs. The firm is owned by widow Evzenie with whom Pasparte shares flat and bed. Evzenie is jealous of Aloisie therefore Pasparte sends Aloisie as a housewife to the single man Jakub Kolenatý who earns his living by photographing and wants to record the revived pictures of Prague. Pasparte wants to found in Prague the first permanent Czech movie theatre in which there would be projected also the original Czech films.

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Release Date:

01 Aug 1979

Language:

Czech

Director:

Jirí Menzel

Writer:

Jirí Menzel, Oldrich Vlcek

Main Actors:

Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlasta Fabiánová, Blazena Holisová, Vladimír Mensík

Plot:

Returning home to Prague, the magician Pasparte (Rudolf Hrusínský), an owner of a circus caravan, meets his dying colleague who entrusts his beautiful daughter Aloisie (Hana Buresová) to his care. In Prague they all take up their lodgings at the house At Blue Fish in which they intend to arrange the programs. The firm is owned by widow Evzenie (Blazena Holisová) with whom Pasparte shares flat and bed. Evzenie is jealous of Aloisie therefore Pasparte sends Aloisie as a housewife to the single man Jakub Kolenatý (Jirí Menzel) who earns his living by photographing and wants to record the revived pictures of Prague. Pasparte wants to found in Prague the first permanent Czech movie theatre in which there would be projected also the original Czech films.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10