The Secret of a Great Narrator
The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
1972-04-28
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
4.3
Martin Štěpánek
Petr Štěpánek
Otakar Brousek
Jana Hlaváčová
Slávka Budínová
Milena Dvorská
Jana Švandová
Petr Kostka
Carmen Mayerová
Vladimír Šmeral
František Němec
Ladislav Trojan
Josef Chvalina
Jiří Císler
Zuzana Martinková
Hana Houbová
Lubor Tokoš
Josef Karlík
Zdeněk Kryzánek
Vladimír Brabec
Zdeněk Hodr
Jindřich Narenta
Heda Škrdlantová
Emperor's Niece
Marie Popelková
Naďa Konvalinková
Ivo Niederle
Josef Burda
Zdena Burdová
Marcela Baťková
Viktor Maurer
Ladislav Frej
Adolf Filip
Ludmila Grossmannová
Anna Gabrielová
Ladislav Gzela
Karel Hovorka
František Hanzlík
Zdeněk Hess
Jana Hermachová
Helena Jehličková
Karel Anderle
Václav Formánek
Miloslav Průša
Josef Šolc
Josef Červinka
Zdena Dančíková
Jana Gýrová
Stanislav Juna
Emil Iserle
Jan Kotva
Jana Hana Duffková
Petr Svojtka
Vladimír Pospíšil
Alena Janošková
Ilona Jirotková
Josef Janoušek
Julie Jenšíková
Jan Kanyza
Tomáš Töpfer
Jana Posseltová
Marta Richterová
Eduard Pavlíček
Stanislav Němec
Jiřina Hladíková
Eva Rubínová
Josef Šebek
Vladimír Štros
Zdeněk Skalický
Ladislava Tschamundjiová
Ivan Chrz
Zdeněk Houška
Petr Lebeda
František Plecháček
M. Lhotský
Milan Procházka
Alois Vachek
Luka Rubanovičová
Jiří Wohanka
Pavel Jiras
Jindřiška Gabriela Preissová
Luděk Svoboda
Jiřina Zemanová
Vítězslav Brandejský
Musician
František Hotový
Musician
František Javůrek
Musician
Zdeněk Kodat
Musician
Karel Koš
Musician
Vilém Linke
Musician
Čestmír Preclík
Musician
Zdeněk Šimůnek
Musician
Alois Zouhar
Musician
Jindřich Čmugr
Musician
Václav Sedlák
Musician
Vladimír Svoboda
Musician
A. Vališ
Musician
Regina Kociánová
Helena Postránecká
Jana Kolenatá
Václav Kovařík
O. Pobuda
František Miroslav Doubrava
Ladislav Kazda
Viktor Očásek
Josef Coufal
Zdeněk Janata
Waiter
Ilja Racek
Commentary (voice)
M. Banseth
Waiter
J. Komberec
Waiter
L. Koulík
Waiter
J. Lederer
Waiter
R. Pěkný
Waiter
I. Šlár
Waiter
M. Havelka
Karel VII.
E. Saudková
Ms. Sorel
M. Šamalová
Red-haired Girl
Hana Čížková
Renée Nachtigallová
Milena Steinmasslová
Zdenka Procházková
Emperor's Niece (voice)
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