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The Best Man of All

The Best Man of All

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Comedy

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A Czech satirical comedy set around 1900. The inhabitants of the small town of Pětice are excited by a mysterious package that is to be delivered to the best person in the village. Of course, all members of the town council claim the title of best person. In the end, it turns out that it was a cleverly thought-out prank intended to reveal the true character of the "better people" of the town.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

25 December 1954

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Vlasta Burian

Vlasta Burian

Čeněk Plíšek

Václav Vydra

Václav Vydra

starosta Bublich

Jiřina Šejbalová

Jiřina Šejbalová

starostova žena

Věra Bublíková

Věra Bublíková

Otylka, daughter of the Bublichs

Felix le Breux

Felix le Breux

stavitel Josef Kopr

Světla Svozilová

Světla Svozilová

Koprová

Lubomír Lipský

Lubomír Lipský

Arnostek

Miloš Kopecký

Miloš Kopecký

lekárník Valérian Kýla

Oldřich Musil

Oldřich Musil

velkouzenár Josef Kanera

Jarmila Beránková

Jarmila Beránková

Kanerová

Josef Hlinomaz

Josef Hlinomaz

statkár Halaburda

Darja Hajská

Darja Hajská

Halaburdová

Stanislav Neumann

Stanislav Neumann

listonos Choura

Gustav Hilmar

Gustav Hilmar

soukromník Serpán - komentár

Josef Kemr

Josef Kemr

Cukner

Dana Medřická

Dana Medřická

Malvína Kolenatá

Jaroslav Mareš

Jaroslav Mareš

hodinár Frantisek Vích

Bohuš Hradil

Bohuš Hradil

Marcan (as B. Hradil)

Míla Myslíková

Míla Myslíková

Kveta Marcanová

Eman Fiala

Eman Fiala

obecní strázník Trunecek

Marie Svobodová

Marie Svobodová

Miroslav Homola

Miroslav Homola

cistník Alois

L. H. Struna

L. H. Struna

nájemce Besedy Spacek

Antonín Šůra

Antonín Šůra

Úcastník volební schuze

Alois Dvorský

Alois Dvorský

Obrýlený deda

Josef Příhoda

Josef Příhoda

Obcan na ulici

Jiří Sovák

Jiří Sovák

citizen at a meeting

Ota Motyčka

Ota Motyčka

Nový postmistr

Hermína Vojtová

Hermína Vojtová

trafikantka Strnadová

Antonín Jedlička

Antonín Jedlička

Cisník

Jiří Vršťala

Jiří Vršťala

Divák

Vladimír Řepa

Vladimír Řepa

Divák

Vladimír Svitáček

Vladimír Svitáček

A man with a mustache

Blažena Slavíčková

Blažena Slavíčková

maid at Bublich

Josef Steigl

Josef Steigl

Man at a meeting

Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová

Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová

Woman at a meeting

Alena Karešová

Alena Karešová

Young woman at a meeting

František Fontén

František Fontén

barber Huml

Robert Morávek

Robert Morávek

Josef Filaun

Josef Filaun

treasurer Kokeš

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