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This production of Ostrava TV Studios was inspired by actual events which occurred in the Ostrava region of Moravia during the 1920s and 1930s. A hedonistic bon vivant of a lawyer named Zajícek (played by Václav Postránecký) came up with a sophisticated finance speculation scheme which exceeded the bounds of law. When discovered it became one of the most closely-followed First Republic scandals.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

16 January 1997

Country

Czech Republic

Cast

Václav Postránecký

Václav Postránecký

Markéta Hrubešová

Markéta Hrubešová

Koubková

Viktor Preiss

Viktor Preiss

Radoslav Brzobohatý

Radoslav Brzobohatý

František Řehák

František Řehák

František Němec

František Němec

Jan Hartl

Jan Hartl

Veronika Forejtová

Veronika Forejtová

Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

Jan Fišar

Jan Fišar

Václav Mareš

Václav Mareš

Vítězslav Jandák

Vítězslav Jandák

Stanislav Šárský

Stanislav Šárský

Vladimír Čapka

Vladimír Čapka

Zdeněk Forejt

Zdeněk Forejt

Milan Sova

Milan Sova

Frank Raab

Ivan Řehák

Ivan Řehák

Jan Přeučil

Jan Přeučil

Milan Šulc

Milan Šulc

Pavlína Kafková

Pavlína Kafková

Marcela Čapková

Marcela Čapková

Helena Novotná

Helena Novotná

Tereza Bebarová

Tereza Bebarová

Anna Cónová

Anna Cónová

Václav Babka

Václav Babka

Drahomír Ožana

Drahomír Ožana

František Šec

František Šec

Kostas Zerdaloglu

Kostas Zerdaloglu

Jan Odl

Jan Odl

Ladislav Brückner

Ladislav Brückner

Stanislav Malý

Stanislav Malý

Jan Mazák

Jan Mazák

Vítězslav Kryške

Vítězslav Kryške

Vladimír Hrabal

Vladimír Hrabal

Pavel Handl

Pavel Handl

Michal Najbrt

Michal Najbrt

Mirko Musil

Mirko Musil

Frank Raab (voice)

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