A Big Case (Czech: Velký případ) is a 1946 Czech comedy film directed by Václav Kubásek and Josef Mach and starring Jaroslav Průcha, Vítězslav Boček and Helena Busová.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Alois Mecera.
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| Directed by | Václav Kubásek Josef Mach |
| Written by | Václav Kubásek |
| Produced by | Otakar Sedláček |
| Starring | Jaroslav Průcha Vítězslav Boček Helena Busová |
| Cinematography | Julius Vegricht |
| Edited by | Josef Dobřichovský |
| Music by | Julius Kalas |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Synopsis edit
In a small town, towards the end of the Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945), a patriotic Czech miller disguises himself in the uniform of the local German commander who he strongly resembles, causing confusion amongst the Wehrmacht forces and their Czech collaborators.
Cast edit
- Jaroslav Průcha as miller
- Vítězslav Boček as Hermann Hähne
- Bedřich Vrbský as forester
- Helena Busová as wine bar owner
- Dagmar Frýbortová as the miller's daughter
- Vladimír Řepa as mayor
- Bohuš Záhorský as station master
- František Filipovský as editor
- Rudolf Deyl as veterinarian
- Bolek Prchal as farmer
- Stanislav Neumann as watchmaker
- Martin Raus as Wohryzka
- Václav Švorc as police officer
- Vladimír Hlavatý as Mítonoha
- Rudolf Morávek as Vrtátko
- František Paul as Volkssturm leader
- Alois Dvorský as savings bank cashier
- Gabriel Hart as Prof. Weissenberger
- Zita Bergerová as Kraus's wife
- Jan Fifka as Němec
- Jindra Hermanová as Gossip
- Karolína Vávrová as old woman with a clock
References edit
- ^ Wohl, Eugen & Păcurar, Elena. Language of the Revolution: The Discourse of Anti-Communist Movements in the "Eastern Bloc" Countries: Case Studies. Springer Nature, 2023. p. 348
External links edit
- A Big Case at IMDb
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