''Fourteen at the Table'' (Czech:''Čtrnáctý u stolu'') is a 1943 Czechoslovak crime comedy film directed by

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and Antonín Zelenka and starring

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and Helena Friedlová.Bock & Bergfelder p.353 It was made in German-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The screenplay was based on a story by the retired

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actress

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Plot

13 guests meet at the home of Mayor Bartoš. They are disturbed by the number, so they hope and wait for another guest to appear. A 14th guest does arrive, with the coincidental surname of Čtrnáctý ("Fourteenth"). Young man Pavel Čtrnáctý is attracted to the mayor's daughter, Ema. He cannot resist and kisses her. The girl suddenly becomes the subject of gossip.

Cast

as Pavel Čtrnáctý *

as Bartos * Helena Friedlová as Bartosová * Dagmar Frýbortová as Ema *

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as Dr. Viktorin *

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as Bersecký *

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as Bersecká *

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as Lydie *

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as Alexy *

Jiřina Petrovická Jiřina Petrovická (30 January 1923 – 10 October 2008) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in 20 films and television shows between 1943 and 1985. Selected filmography * ''Fourteen at the Table'' (1943) * ''Men Without Wings'' ...

as Bibi *

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as Hedvika, grandmother *

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as Linhart *

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as Kilián

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1943 films 1940s Czech-language films Czech comedy films 1943 comedy films Czech black-and-white films 1940s Czech films {{1940s-CzechRepublic-film-stub