''Divotvorný klobouk'' () is a 1952
Czech
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musical comedy film directed by
Alfréd Radok
Alfréd Radok (17 December 1914 in – 22 April 1976) was a distinguished Czech people, Czech stage director and film director. Radok's work belongs with the top Czech stage direction of the 20th century. He is often cited as a ''formalist'' in h ...
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Production
The state owned film production studio allocated a very small budget, because the film was not ideological and therefore not considered important.
During the shooting Radok was criticized for being a formalist, the filming was stopped and the movie was almost given to another director.
At the screening for the film council the film was criticized for being too expressionistic and unrealistic. Later it was recommended to not be sent to distribution. Radok was forced to make changes in the movie and was fired from the film studio.
Cast
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Saša Rašilov as Merchant Koliáš
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Josef Kemr
Josef Kemr (20 June 1922 – 15 January 1995) was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film ''Witchhammer'' under director Otakar Vávra.
Selected filmography
*''LÃzin let do nebe'' (1937) - Jula Plichta
*''Škola základ života'' (1 ...
as Painter AntonÃn Strnad
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ZdenÄ›k DÃtÄ› as Student Tomáš KÅ™epelka
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Alena Kreuzmannová
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as Bětuška, Koliáš's niece
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Theodor Pištěk as Innkeeper Barnabáš
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Rudolf Pellar as Folksinger Pohořalský
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Jiřà Novotný as Apprentice František
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FrantiÅ¡ek KovářÃk
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as Veteran Václav
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JaromÃr Pleskot as Butler Zvonek
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Jarmila Bechyňová as Publican
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František Šlégr
František () is a masculine Czech and Slovak given name. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, François and Franz. It can be also surname (feminine: Františková). Notable people with the name include:
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*Frank Daniel (FrantiÅ ...
as Informer Knopp
References
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1952 films
1952 musical comedy films
Czechoslovak musical comedy films
Czech musical comedy films
1950s Czech-language films
Czechoslovak black-and-white films
1950s Czech films
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