I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (Czech: Zabil jsem Einsteina, pánové) is a 1970 Czechoslovak science fiction comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. The film starred Jiří Sovák, Jana Brejchová, Lubomír Lipský, Iva Janžurová and Petr Čepek. The plot revolves around timetravel to the past to change the future.
| I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen | |
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| Directed by | Oldřich Lipský |
| Written by | Josef Nesvadba, Miloš Macourek, Oldřich Lipský |
| Produced by | Jiří Krejčí |
| Starring | Jiří Sovák, Jana Brejchová, Lubomír Lipský, Iva Janžurová, Petr Čepek |
| Cinematography | Ivan Šlapeta |
| Music by | Vlastimil Hála |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
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| Country | Czechoslovakia (Czechia) |
| Language | Czech |
Cast edit
- Jiří Sovák - Professor David Moore
- Jana Brejchová - Gwen Williamsová
- Lubomír Lipský - Professor Frank Pech
- Iva Janžurová - Betsy
- Petr Čepek - Albert Einstein
- Radoslav Brzobohatý - Robert
- Svatopluk Beneš - Giacometti
- Jan Libícek - Smith
- Viktor Maurer - Snyder
- Miloš Kopecký - Wertheim
- Stella Zázvorková - Wertheimová
- Oldrich Musil - Rektor Rath
- Josef Hlinomaz - Velitel policie
- Karel Effa - Zástupce velitele policie
- Josef Bláha - reditel Fizikálního ustávu
Production edit
The film was shot in late summer 1968[2] and premiered in Czechoslovakia on 27 February 1970.[3]
Analysis edit
In the film, a character uses a device which has been likened to a selfie stick, several decades before its modern design was developed.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Zabil jsem Einsteina, pánové... (1969)".
- ^ "Hezky tady počkej, já se hned vrátím. Jen co zabiju pana Einsteina". Prima Max. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Zabil jsem Einsteina, pánové... (1969)".
- ^ "A sci-fi film from 1970 predicted the selfie stick, but better". 3 March 2016.
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