''Who Wants to Kill Jessie?'' ( cs, Kdo chce zabít Jessii?) is a 1966 Czechoslovak science fiction 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 ...

. The story focuses on a couple who use a machine which can bring objects and people from dreams to the real world. The main plot includes the accidental release of the comics character Jessie into the real world, and the film features many gags about the clash between the real world, and comics imagery such as

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s and sound effects. The comics illustrator

Kája Saudek Kája Saudek (born Karel Saudek; 13 May 1935 – 26 June 2015) was a Czechs, Czech comics illustrator and graphic artist. He was considered one of the best artists of Czech comics.#Malá, Malá (2004), p. 268. He has been called the "King of Cz ...

participated as the creator of special effects and illustrations for the film. Prokůpek (2010), p. 123

Cast

Dana Medřická Dana Medřická (11 July 1920 – 21 January 1983) was a Czech film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1944 and 1983. Selected filmography * ''Černí myslivci'' (1945) * '' Guard 13'' (1946) * ''Getting on in the World'' ( ...

as doc. Růženka Beránková *

Jiří Sovák Jiří Sovák (''né'' Schmitzer; 27 December 1920 – 6 September 2000) was a Czech actor, best known for his comedy roles. Life and theatre career Jiří Sovák was born Jiří Schmitzer to the family of an innkeeper in Prague.Jiří Sovák, S ...

as doc. Jindřich Beránek *

Olga Schoberová Olga Schoberová, also known as Olinka Bérová (born March 15, 1943), is a Czech-American actress. She acted in Czech, German, Italian, Austrian, Polish, English, and American movies. As "Olinka Berova", she appeared in ''The Vengeance of She'' ...

as Jessie * Juraj Višný as Superman *

Karel Effa Karel Effa (born Karel Effenberger; 23 May 1922 – 11 June 1993) was a Czechoslovak character actor who appeared in some 65 films. Selected filmography * ''Uloupená hranice'' (1947) - Závodcí * ''Poslední mohykán'' (1947) * ''Parohy'' ...

as Gunslingere *

Jan Libíček Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

as Prison Guard * Valtr Taub as Professor *

Bedřich Prokoš Bedřich or Bedrich may refer to: *Bedrich Benes (born 1967), computer scientist and a researcher in Computer Graphics *Bedřich Bloudek, Czech military leader who participated in the Slovak Uprising in 1848 *Bedřich Bridel (1619–1680), Czech b ...

as University Rector * Ilja Racek as Beránková's colleague *

Otto Šimánek Otto Šimánek (28 April 1925 – 8 May 1992) was a Czechoslovak actor. Šimánek worked at the Prague City Theater. He also taught mime at the Prague Conservatory The Prague Conservatory or Prague Conservatoire ( cs, Pražská konzervat ...

as Beránková's deputy

Release

The film premiered on 26 August 1966.

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* 1966 films 1960s Czech-language films Czechoslovak science fiction comedy films 1960s science fiction comedy films Films directed by Václav Vorlíček Czech science fiction comedy films Czech superhero films Superhero comedy films 1966 comedy films 1960s Czech films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub