''Dog's Heads'' ( cs, Psohlavci) is a 1955 Czech drama film directed by Martin Frič, based on the novel of the same name by

Alois Jirásek Alois Jirásek () (23 August 1851, Hronov, Kingdom of Bohemia – 12 March 1930, Prague) was a Czech writer, author of historical novels and plays. Jirásek was a high school history teacher in Litomyšl and later in Prague until his retirement in ...

. It was entered into the

1955 Cannes Film Festival The 8th Cannes Film Festival was held from 26 April to 10 May 1955. The Golden Palm went to the US film '' Marty'' by Delbert Mann. The festival opened with '' Du rififi chez les hommes'' by Jules Dassin and closed with ''Carmen Jones'' by Otto Pr ...

Cast

Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž (1 July 1923 – 4 July 2000) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows between 1947 and 2000. He is buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery in Prague. Selected filmography * '' A Dead Ma ...

- Jan Sladký-Kozina *

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- Hancí *

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- Mother * Zdeněk Štěpánek *

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- Kryštof Hrubý *

Ladislav Pešek Ladislav Pešek (4 October 1906 – 13 July 1986) was a Czechoslovak film actor.Jiřina Steimarová Jiřina Steimarová (24 January 1916, Prague, Austria-Hungary – 7 October 2007, Prague, Czech Republic) was a Czech film and television actress. Steimarová made her screen debut in the controversial 1933 Hedy Lamarr film '' Ecstasy''. She appe ...

- Dorla * Jaroslav Průcha - Pribek * František Smolík - Pribek, senior *

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- Manka * Bohumil Švarc - Serlovský * Jiří Dohnal - Adam Ecl Ctverák * Jaroslav Vojta - Pajdár * Miloš Nedbal - Lamminger z Abenreuthu * Miloš Kopecký - Kos, správce

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* 1955 films 1950s historical drama films 1950s Czech-language films Czechoslovak drama films Czech historical drama films Films directed by Martin Frič Films based on Czech novels Films based on works by Alois Jirásek 1955 drama films 1950s Czech films {{1950s-drama-film-stub