''Baron Prášil'' is a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Martin Frič Martin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He had more than 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films. Throughout his life, F ...

. It was released in 1940.

Cast

Vlasta Burian Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, (9 April 1891 – 31 January 1962) was a Czechs, Czech actor, singer, comedian, footballer and film director. He is among the most famous Czech actors and comedians of the first half of the 2 ...

as Baron Archibald Prásil * Antonin Mikulic as Pepik * Meda Valentová as Baroness Olga * Zorka Průcha as Countess Carla * Anna Steimarová as Aunt Emma * Oldřich Nový as Arnost Benda * Jaroslav Marvan as Bedrich Emanuel Benda * Ella Nollová as Marie Bendova *

Čeněk Šlégl Čeněk Šlégl (30 September 1899 – 17 February 1970) was a Czech film actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1919 and 1941. Selected filmography * ''Never the Twain (film), Never the Twain'' (1926) * ''Prague Seamstresses'' (1929) * '' ...

as Count Bohdan Kocharowski * Frantisek Roland as Ronald * Václav Trégl as Patocia * Theodor Pištěk as Entertainer *

František Filipovský František Filipovský (23 September 1907 – 26 October 1993) was a Czechoslovak stage, television, and film actor. Life and career Early life and theatre Filipovský was born on 23 September 1907 in the Czech town of Přelouč, then part of ...

as Waiter * Karel Postranecký as Hunter

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* 1940 films 1940 comedy films Films based on Baron Munchausen's Narrative of His Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia 1940s Czech-language films Czech black-and-white films Films directed by Martin Frič Czech comedy films 1940s Czech films Czech-language comedy films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub