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Král Ubu

Král Ubu

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A cruel picture of the ways in which human beings acquire power and then cling to it. The story of Father Ubu, an idiot who climbs over the bodies of the dead to his royal post, is presented with a touch of the grotesque where naive comic elements meet black humor. Using a human touch, the film- makers were able to transform the original into a film aimed at a contemporary audience while remaining faithful to the vision of Father Ubu and Mother Ubu venturing everything in their efforts to seize power and mammon.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

03 October 1996

Country

Czech Republic

Cast

Marián Labuda

Marián Labuda

Lucie Bílá

Lucie Bílá

Karel Roden

Karel Roden

Ivan Zachariáš

Ivan Zachariáš

Ester Geislerová

Ester Geislerová

Bolek Polívka

Bolek Polívka

Chantal Poullain

Chantal Poullain

Ivan Vyskočil

Ivan Vyskočil

Marie Drahokoupilová

Marie Drahokoupilová

Zita Kabátová

Zita Kabátová

Tomáš Hanák

Tomáš Hanák

Václav Chalupa

Václav Chalupa

Jan Španbauer

Jan Španbauer

Roman Krása

Roman Krása

Marián Labuda

Marián Labuda

Milan Kasl

Milan Kasl

Stanislav Tyšer

Stanislav Tyšer

František Novotný

František Novotný

Big Soldier

Branko Škugor

Branko Škugor

Marquis Novohorský

Lou Fanánek Hagen

Lou Fanánek Hagen

Václav Luks

Václav Luks

Jan Zika

Jan Zika

Darina Gajovská

Darina Gajovská

Zdena Razýmová

Zdena Razýmová

Michael Kořínek

Michael Kořínek

Jaroslav Havlíček

Jaroslav Havlíček

Josef Šimáček

Josef Šimáček

Lucie Čerňanská

Lucie Čerňanská

Júlie Čerňanská

Júlie Čerňanská

Sylvie Čerňanská

Sylvie Čerňanská

Lucie Chotová

Lucie Chotová

Ivana Chotová

Ivana Chotová

Ivan Gübel

Ivan Gübel

Big Soldier (voice) (uncredited)

Dalimil Klapka

Dalimil Klapka

Marquis Novohorský (voice) (uncredited)

Ivo Novák

Ivo Novák

Gate Guard (voice) (uncredited)

Václav Kotva

Václav Kotva

Old Man (voice) (uncredited)

Viola Zinková

Viola Zinková

Old Woman (voice) (uncredited)

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