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The Secret of a Great Narrator

The Secret of a Great Narrator

The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas

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The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not hide his admiration for this literary giant, and in addition to the screenplay he also wrote a three-part TV play about Dumas (starring Vladimír Menšík). In Kachyn's film, Dumas played the father and son of the Štěpánková brothers, and it was a very difficult and difficult task for these young actors.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

4.3/10

Release Date

28 April 1972

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Martin Štěpánek

Martin Štěpánek

Petr Štěpánek

Petr Štěpánek

Otakar Brousek

Otakar Brousek

Jana Hlaváčová

Jana Hlaváčová

Slávka Budínová

Slávka Budínová

Milena Dvorská

Milena Dvorská

Jana Švandová

Jana Švandová

Petr Kostka

Petr Kostka

Carmen Mayerová

Carmen Mayerová

Vladimír Šmeral

Vladimír Šmeral

František Němec

František Němec

Ladislav Trojan

Ladislav Trojan

Josef Chvalina

Josef Chvalina

Jiří Císler

Jiří Císler

Zuzana Martinková

Zuzana Martinková

Hana Houbová

Hana Houbová

Lubor Tokoš

Lubor Tokoš

Josef Karlík

Josef Karlík

Zdeněk Kryzánek

Zdeněk Kryzánek

Vladimír Brabec

Vladimír Brabec

Zdeněk Hodr

Zdeněk Hodr

Jindřich Narenta

Jindřich Narenta

Heda Škrdlantová

Heda Škrdlantová

Emperor's Niece

Marie Popelková

Marie Popelková

Naďa Konvalinková

Naďa Konvalinková

Ivo Niederle

Ivo Niederle

Josef Burda

Josef Burda

Zdena Burdová

Zdena Burdová

Marcela Baťková

Marcela Baťková

Viktor Maurer

Viktor Maurer

Ladislav Frej

Ladislav Frej

Adolf Filip

Adolf Filip

Ludmila Grossmannová

Ludmila Grossmannová

Anna Gabrielová

Anna Gabrielová

Ladislav Gzela

Ladislav Gzela

Karel Hovorka

Karel Hovorka

František Hanzlík

František Hanzlík

Zdeněk Hess

Zdeněk Hess

Jana Hermachová

Jana Hermachová

Helena Jehličková

Helena Jehličková

Karel Anderle

Karel Anderle

Václav Formánek

Václav Formánek

Miloslav Průša

Miloslav Průša

Josef Šolc

Josef Šolc

Josef Červinka

Josef Červinka

Zdena Dančíková

Zdena Dančíková

Jana Gýrová

Jana Gýrová

Stanislav Juna

Stanislav Juna

Emil Iserle

Emil Iserle

Jan Kotva

Jan Kotva

Jana Hana Duffková

Jana Hana Duffková

Petr Svojtka

Petr Svojtka

Vladimír Pospíšil

Vladimír Pospíšil

Alena Janošková

Alena Janošková

Ilona Jirotková

Ilona Jirotková

Josef Janoušek

Josef Janoušek

Julie Jenšíková

Julie Jenšíková

Jan Kanyza

Jan Kanyza

Tomáš Töpfer

Tomáš Töpfer

Jana Posseltová

Jana Posseltová

Marta Richterová

Marta Richterová

Eduard Pavlíček

Eduard Pavlíček

Stanislav Němec

Stanislav Němec

Jiřina Hladíková

Jiřina Hladíková

Eva Rubínová

Eva Rubínová

Josef Šebek

Josef Šebek

Vladimír Štros

Vladimír Štros

Zdeněk Skalický

Zdeněk Skalický

Ladislava Tschamundjiová

Ladislava Tschamundjiová

Ivan Chrz

Ivan Chrz

Zdeněk Houška

Zdeněk Houška

Petr Lebeda

Petr Lebeda

František Plecháček

František Plecháček

M. Lhotský

M. Lhotský

Milan Procházka

Milan Procházka

Alois Vachek

Alois Vachek

Luka Rubanovičová

Luka Rubanovičová

Jiří Wohanka

Jiří Wohanka

Pavel Jiras

Pavel Jiras

Jindřiška Gabriela Preissová

Jindřiška Gabriela Preissová

Luděk Svoboda

Luděk Svoboda

Jiřina Zemanová

Jiřina Zemanová

Vítězslav Brandejský

Vítězslav Brandejský

Musician

František Hotový

František Hotový

Musician

František Javůrek

František Javůrek

Musician

Zdeněk Kodat

Zdeněk Kodat

Musician

Karel Koš

Karel Koš

Musician

Vilém Linke

Vilém Linke

Musician

Čestmír Preclík

Čestmír Preclík

Musician

Zdeněk Šimůnek

Zdeněk Šimůnek

Musician

Alois Zouhar

Alois Zouhar

Musician

Jindřich Čmugr

Jindřich Čmugr

Musician

Václav Sedlák

Václav Sedlák

Musician

Vladimír Svoboda

Vladimír Svoboda

Musician

A. Vališ

A. Vališ

Musician

Regina Kociánová

Regina Kociánová

Helena Postránecká

Helena Postránecká

Jana Kolenatá

Jana Kolenatá

Václav Kovařík

Václav Kovařík

O. Pobuda

O. Pobuda

František Miroslav Doubrava

František Miroslav Doubrava

Ladislav Kazda

Ladislav Kazda

Viktor Očásek

Viktor Očásek

Josef Coufal

Josef Coufal

Zdeněk Janata

Zdeněk Janata

Waiter

Ilja Racek

Ilja Racek

Commentary (voice)

M. Banseth

M. Banseth

Waiter

J. Komberec

J. Komberec

Waiter

L. Koulík

L. Koulík

Waiter

J. Lederer

J. Lederer

Waiter

R. Pěkný

R. Pěkný

Waiter

I. Šlár

I. Šlár

Waiter

M. Havelka

M. Havelka

Karel VII.

E. Saudková

E. Saudková

Ms. Sorel

M. Šamalová

M. Šamalová

Red-haired Girl

Hana Čížková

Hana Čížková

Renée Nachtigallová

Renée Nachtigallová

Milena Steinmasslová

Milena Steinmasslová

Zdenka Procházková

Zdenka Procházková

Emperor's Niece (voice)

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