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The Wishing Machine

The Wishing Machine

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AdventureFamilyScience Fiction

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Two young boys, play hooky from school in order to explore an ultramodern world's fair. They take in the many marvelous scientific and industrial exhibits, obtain literature, eat food, and generally run amok.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

81 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

20 September 1968

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Vít Weingartner

Vít Weingartner

Honza

Milan Zeman

Milan Zeman

Vasek

František Filipovský

František Filipovský

School Principal

Josef Hlinomaz

Josef Hlinomaz

Prison Guard

Miloslav Holub

Miloslav Holub

Commissar

Rudolf Deyl

Rudolf Deyl

Grandfather

Karel Effa

Karel Effa

Oldřich Velen

Oldřich Velen

Jana Rendlová

Jana Rendlová

Markéta Rauschgoldová

Markéta Rauschgoldová

Zdenka Revayová

Zdenka Revayová

Eva Basch

Eva Basch

Zdeněk Blažek

Zdeněk Blažek

Radim Cvrček

Radim Cvrček

Aleš Košnar

Aleš Košnar

František Šolc

František Šolc

Miloš Vosmanský

Miloš Vosmanský

Miroslav Moravec

Miroslav Moravec

Czech Voice from the Loud-speaker (voice)

Jindřich Narenta

Jindřich Narenta

German Voice from the Loud-speaker (voice)

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