''Oil Gobblers'' ( cs, Ropáci) is a 1988
Czech
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mockumentary
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directed by
Jan Svěrák
Jan Svěrák () (born 6 February 1965 in Žatec) is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at the FAMU. He and his films have received awards including the Academy Award ...
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It is about a zoologist and a biochemist who venture into an oilfield with a cameraman and filmmaker to observe and study the elusive oil gobblers.
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1988 films
Czechoslovak comedy films
1988 comedy films
Films directed by Jan Svěrák
Czech comedy films
1980s Czech-language films
1980s Czech films
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