''Case for a Rookie Hangman'' ( cs, Případ pro začínajícího kata) is a Czechoslovak drama film directed by

Pavel Juráček Pavel Juráček (; 2 August 1935 – 20 May 1989) was a Czech screenwriter and film director who studied at FAMU. Juráček started as a screenwriter for many Czech New Wave movies until he became a director. He worked in Prague at the Ba ...

. It was released in 1970. The movie belongs to the

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. The movie can be classified as a surrealist or absurdist satire, and it is based loosely on the third book of ''

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'' by Jonathan Swift, but the story is transferred to an early 20th-century world in decay. The movie shows also the influence of Franz Kafka and Lewis Carroll ('' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''). The satire is aimed at the Czechoslovak society, and the movie was soon banned after its release in 1970. That meant also the end of Juráček's career.

Cast

* Lubomír Kostelka – Lemuel Gulliver *

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– Markéta *

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– Dominika * Radovan Lukavský – Professor Beiel *

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– Patrik *

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– Vilém Seid *

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– Emil *

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– Munodi

Release and Home Media

Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu re-released the film to Czech theaters in 2002.

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released the film to UK Blu-ray in 2019

References

External links

* 1970 films 1970 drama films 1970s Czech-language films Czech black-and-white films Czech satirical films Films with screenplays by Pavel Juráček Czech drama films Golden Kingfisher winners 1970s Czech films {{1970s-CzechRepublic-film-stub