''Dobře placená procházka'' (English title: ''A Walk Worthwhile'' or ''A Well Paid Walk'') is a Czech musical and film.

History

This "jazz opera" was written by

Jiří Suchý Jiří Suchý (born 1 October 1931) is a Czechs, Czech comedian, poet, lyricist, prolific songwriter and occasional film-maker and prose writer. Plenty of his songs have become extremely popular within several successive generations. Currently he ...

and

Jiří Šlitr Jiří Šlitr (15 February 1924 in Zálesní Lhota near Jilemnice – 26 December 1969 in Prague) was a Czech songwriter, pianist, singer, actor and painter. Together with Jiří Suchý he significantly influenced Czech pop music and theatre in ...

. The play was directed by

Ján Roháč Ján is a Slovak form of the name John (name), John. Notable people named Ján * Ján Bahýľ (1856–1916), inventor * Ján Cuper (1946–2025), Slovak politician * Ján Čapkovič (born 1948), football player * Ján Čarnogurský (born 1944), ...

, and had its premiere on 15 June 1965 at the Semafor Theatre. It was also performed at various theatres throughout Europe, in

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, and

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. It was soon adapted into a popular television film. In 2007, the play was performed at the National Theatre in Prague.

Film

*Directed by

Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; ; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech Americans, Czech-American film film director, director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the Uni ...

and Ján Pele. *

as Postman *

Eva Pilarová Eva Pilarová, née Bojanovská (9 August 1939 – 14 March 2020) was a Czech (people), Czech jazz and pop music singer. Biography Pilarová was born in Brno. She started singing during her childhood, including classical music. She studied si ...

as Vanilka *

as Advocate * René Gabzdyl as Uli *

Hana Hegerová Hana Hegerová (20 October 1931 – 23 March 2021) was a Slovak singer and actress. Often referred to as the Queen of Czechoslovak chanson, she gained popularity primarily as a singer of chansons. Outside of Czechoslovakia, Hegerová attained r ...

as Auntie from Liverpool

Productions

Divadlo Semafor, Praha

*Directed by

. Premiere: 15 June 1966. *Jiří Suchý as Postman *Eva Pilarová/

Naďa Urbánková Naďa Urbánková (born Naděžda Balabánová; 30 June 1939 – 3 February 2023) was a Czech singer and actress. Life and career Born in Nová Paka, Urbánková grew up in Borovnička and graduated as a nurse at the Higher Medical School in ...

as Vanilka *Jiří Šlitr as Advocate *René Gabzdyl as Uli *Hana Hegerová/Naďa Urbánková as Aunt Brockefeller

National Theatre, Prague

*Directed by Miloš Forman and Petr Forman. Premiere: 22 April 2007. *Jiří Suchý/ Petr Macháček/

Zbyněk Fric Zbyněk () is a Czech masculine given name. The Polish equivalent is Zbigniew. Notable people with the name include: * Zbyněk Zajíc (1376–1411), Czech nobleman *Zbyněk Berka z Dubé (1551–1606), Catholic Cleric, cardinal, the tenth Archbish ...

as Postman * Dagmar Zázvůrková/ Jana Malá as Vanilka * Petr Stach/Zbyněk Fric as Uli * Petr Píša/

Tomáš Trapl Tomáš () is a Czech and Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas. Tomáš is also a surname (feminine: Tomášová). Notable people with the name include: Given name Sport *Tomáš Berdych (born 1985), Czech tennis player * Tomáš Chor� ...

/ Lukáš Kumpricht as Advocate * Tereza Hálová/

Zuzana Stivínová Zuzana is a common female given name in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is often translated to other languages as Zuzanna ( Polish), Zsuzsanna (Hungarian), Suzanne, Susan, or Susannah – all commonly derived from the Hebrew language name Sho ...

/ Jitka Molavcová as Aunt from Liverpool * Jana Fabiánová/ Beatrice Todorová/ Irena Magnusková as Beautiful Girl * Miroslav Lacko/ Petr Wajsar as Accordionist

References

External links

Czechoslovak Film Database (2009)Czechoslovak Film Database (1966)National Theatre
Czech musical films Czech plays Czech musicals 1965 musicals {{Czech-film-stub