Čintamani & podvodník

Jun 4, 1965

★ 7.7

Overview

Two short stories by Karel Čintamani a ptáci An avid collector of carpets, MUDr. Vitásek discovers a unique piece in Mrs. Severýnová's junk shop - a Persian carpet with a pattern of birds. As a connoisseur, he knows that there are only three of these carpets in existence and they are all owned by different monarchs. Severyn has no idea how rare it is, but the carpet is not for sale. It was saved by the wealthy widow Zanelli, who travels all over the world and rarely visits Prague. Vitásek confides in his lawyer friend Bimbal and with his help tries to retrieve the rare piece. Tales of a marriage fraudster The police headquarters is on high alert as marriage frauds proliferate. The hallmark of the culprit is violin playing and gold teeth. Inspector Pigeon of the train service eventually apprehends the fraudster, Vincent Plichta. The serious criminal doesn't resist arrest, he just bills the costs and goes to serve his sentence. After a while, marriage fraud is reported again.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

sběratel MUDr. Vitásek

Vladimír Šmeral

JUDr. Bimbal / vyšetřující komisař František Karas

František Filipovský

vetešnice Alžběta Severýnová / majitelka uzenářství

Olga Scheinpflugová

majitelka koberce Eleonora Zanelli

Jarmila Kronbauerová

společnice / svědkyně

Zora Polanová

domovnice u Zanelliové / zámožná vdova

Ludmila Roubíková

lupič / průvodčí

Josef Hlinomaz

služka s pivem

Iva Janžurová

opilec

Vladimír Menšík

domovník

Václav Trégl

komorník / tajný

Karel Hovorka

překladatelka

Jiřina Jirásková

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