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Líza Soars to the Skies

Líza Soars to the Skies

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RomanceDrama

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The orphan Eliška Irovská, nicknamed Líza, arrives in her native village of Ptačice. As an orphan she is housed in the local poorhouse and has to go out begging. Her guardian Petr Tumlíř, however, sees that she is competent enough to go to school.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

4.75/10

Release Date

12 February 1938

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Zdenka Sulanová

Zdenka Sulanová

Líza

Rolf Wanka

Rolf Wanka

Dr. Petr Tumlíř

Zita Kabátová

Zita Kabátová

učitelka Karla Sýkorová

Jiří Plachý

Jiří Plachý

Sýkora

Růžena Šlemrová

Růžena Šlemrová

Sýkorová

Bedřich Vrbský

Bedřich Vrbský

Dr. Nečas

Bedřich Veverka

Bedřich Veverka

Dr. Leiner

Karel Černý

Karel Černý

starosta Rejlek

Ella Nollová

Ella Nollová

starostova žena

Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

Jarka, syn Rejlkových

Jaroslav Marvan

Jaroslav Marvan

Brdlička

Betty Kysilková

Betty Kysilková

Brdličková

Věra Petáková

Věra Petáková

František Kreuzmann

František Kreuzmann

Plichta

Milka Balek-Brodská

Milka Balek-Brodská

Plichtová

Josef Kemr

Josef Kemr

Jůla, syn Plichtových

Václav Trégl

Václav Trégl

školník

Jiří Vondrovič

Jiří Vondrovič

Fanča Foltová

Fanča Foltová

Alois Dvorský

Alois Dvorský

Hermína Vojtová

Hermína Vojtová

Josef Hořánek

Josef Hořánek

František Hlavatý

František Hlavatý

Theodor Pištěk

Theodor Pištěk

Karel Veverka

Karel Veverka

Karel Třešňák

Karel Třešňák

Antonín Kuneš

Antonín Kuneš

Jiří Hron

Jiří Hron

Ludvík Řezníček

Ludvík Řezníček

Marie Marková-Nekolová

Marie Marková-Nekolová

Jan Černý

Jan Černý

Ladislav Hemmer

Ladislav Hemmer

Alois Peterka

Alois Peterka

Vladimír Smíchovský

Vladimír Smíchovský

Josef Venclů

Josef Venclů

Eman Fiala

Eman Fiala

Táňa Kemrová

Táňa Kemrová

Helena Vozerovská

Helena Vozerovská

Lilian Kafková

Lilian Kafková

Josef Příhoda

Josef Příhoda

Slávka Doležalová-Kulhavá

Slávka Doležalová-Kulhavá

Pavla Stolzová

Pavla Stolzová

F. X. Mlejnek

F. X. Mlejnek

Květa Horská

Květa Horská

Vladimír Růžička

Vladimír Růžička

Ludvík Kemr

Ludvík Kemr

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