''How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer'' ( cs, Jak utopit dr. Mráčka aneb Konec vodníků v Čechách) is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by

Václav Vorlíček Václav Vorlíček (3 June 1930 – 5 February 2019) was a Czech film director. He studied filmmaking at FAMU from 1951 to 1956, and began directing feature films since the early 1960s. His filmography includes several comedies made in collaborat ...

. It was released in 1974.

Plot

The plot follows a family of water spirits ( vodníci) who live in a river and enter through a house next to the river. As part of a regular inspection, the house is found to have mold and water damage, and they must find a way to drown the lawyer foreseeing the case of the house, otherwise they will have nowhere to live and be discovered.

Cast

Jaromír Hanzlík Jaromír Hanzlík (born 16 February 1948) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * '' Coach to Vienna'' (1966) * '' Romance for Bugle'' (1967) * '' Maratón'' (1968) * ''Slasti Otce vlasti'' (1969) * '' The Joke'' (1969) * ''A Night at Ka ...

- Dr. Jindřich Mráček *

Libuše Šafránková Libuše Šafránková (7 June 1953 – 9 June 2021, married as ''Abrhámová'') was a Czech actress. Her husband was actor Josef Abrhám. Her breakthrough was the title role in the 1973 film '' Three Nuts for Cinderella'', which is considered ...

- Jana Vodičková *

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 A ...

- Bertík * Miloš Kopecký - Mr. Wassermann * Vladimír Menšík - Karel *

Zdeněk Řehoř Zdeněk is a Czech given name derived from the Latin name Sidonius. contested the relation with the Latin name, and an alternative etymology is a diminutive of Zdeslav.Jan Svoboda, Staročeská osobní jména se základem sd , sdě-, :Onomasti ...

- Alois *

Stella Zázvorková Stella Zázvorková (14 April 1922 – 18 May 2005) was a Czech actress from Prague. Zázvorková, an alumnus of Prague's theatre school of E.F. Burian, appeared in more than a hundred films and series. She was married to the actor Miloš ...

- Doc. Mráčková * Eva Trejtnarová - Polly Wassermann *

Čestmír Řanda Čestmír Řanda (5 December 1923 – 31 August 1986) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in over 65 films and television shows between 1960 and 1986. Selected filmography * ''Bílá spona'' (1960) * ''Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk'' (1964 ...

- Albert Bach *

Míla Myslíková Bohumila "Míla" Myslíková (14 February 1933 – 11 February 2005) was a Czech actress. She appeared in over 90 films and television shows between 1954 and 1993. She starred in the 1974 film ''Kdo hledá zlaté dno'', which was entered in ...

- Matilda Wassermann *

Vlastimil Hašek Vlastimil is a common Slavic origin given name originating from the roots: ''vlast'' (homeland) and ''mil'' (favour). A variant of the name is Vlastislav. The Czech name days are 17 March (Vlastimil) and 28 April (Vlastislav). The Slovak name day ...

- Honza * Jiří Hrzán - Tomáš * Miroslav Masopust - Rolf *

Gabriela Wilhelmová Gabriela may refer to: * Gabriela (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian feminine given name * ''Gabriela'' (1942 film), a Czech film * ''Gabriela'' (1950 film), a German film * ''Gabriela'' (1983 film), a Brazilian film * ''Gabriela ...

- Růženka *

Milena Steinmasslová Milena may refer to: * ''Milena'' (skipper), a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae * Milena, Sicily, a ''comune'' in the Province of Caltanissetta, Italy * Milena (given name), a popular female Slavic name * ''Milena'' (film), a 1991 Fr ...

- Krista

External links

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