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As Good as Poison

As Good as Poison

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Engineer Pavel Hnyk is successful at work, but not very happy in his private life. He is approaching his fiftieth birthday and he can't shake the feeling that life is slipping away from him. The most effective medicine for such woes is amorous adventures, and Pavel indulges in them. His wife Alice is a lawyer by profession, so she knows about such cases, and because she is a wise woman, she passes them over in silence. One day, however, a new colleague appears at Pavel's workplace - the charming Slovakian Julie. A friendly relationship soon turns into a love affair, and over time it grows into a headless, destructive passion that cares for nothing and no one...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

76 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

01 July 1986

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák

Pavel Hnyk

Ivona Krajčovičová

Ivona Krajčovičová

Julka Tomčányová

Libuše Švormová

Libuše Švormová

Alice

Václav Švorc

Václav Švorc

Zounek

Ladislava Kozderková

Ladislava Kozderková

Vlasta

František Řehák

František Řehák

Hula

František Husák

František Husák

Gelner

Vladimír Durdík ml.

Vladimír Durdík ml.

Dana Balounová

Dana Balounová

Věra Tichánková

Věra Tichánková

Gabriela Wilhelmová

Gabriela Wilhelmová

Martička Krásová

Jaromíra Mílová

Jaromíra Mílová

Vendulka

Anna Ferencová

Anna Ferencová

Karel Smyczek

Karel Smyczek

Boris Halmi

Boris Halmi

Jaroslav Someš

Jaroslav Someš

Jiří Tomek

Jiří Tomek

Michal Suchánek

Michal Suchánek

Alice Chrtková

Alice Chrtková

Vladimír Švabík

Vladimír Švabík

Gatekeeper

Bedřich Čapek

Bedřich Čapek

Gizela Veclová

Gizela Veclová

Marián Gajdoš

Marián Gajdoš

Ján Bzdúch

Ján Bzdúch

Pavel Vondruška

Pavel Vondruška

Jana Altmannová

Jana Altmannová

Jimmy Bunzl

Jimmy Bunzl

Jan Cmíral

Jan Cmíral

Zdena Lukášová

Zdena Lukášová

Iva Petříčková

Iva Petříčková

Olga Rosenfelderová

Olga Rosenfelderová

Zdena Rulcová

Zdena Rulcová

Jan Hraběta

Jan Hraběta

Jiřina Zemanová

Jiřina Zemanová

Helena Bártlová

Helena Bártlová

Natalie Švabíková

Natalie Švabíková

Erich Fichtner

Erich Fichtner

Jan Laibl

Jan Laibl

Šárka Štembergová

Šárka Štembergová

Věra Kalendová

Věra Kalendová

Jiřina Jelenská

Jiřina Jelenská

Rudolf Polesný

Rudolf Polesný

Pavel Myslík

Pavel Myslík

Zbyněk Červenka

Zbyněk Červenka

Musician

Jaroslav Klán

Jaroslav Klán

Musician

Karel Kroužil

Karel Kroužil

Musician

František Pokorný

František Pokorný

Musician

Karel Sobotka

Karel Sobotka

Musician

František Šůcha

František Šůcha

Musician

Miriam Kantorková

Miriam Kantorková

Martička Krásová (voice)

Sylva Sequensová

Sylva Sequensová

Vendulka (voice)

Dalimil Klapka

Dalimil Klapka

Gatekeeper (voice)

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