The Wishing Machine

Sep 20, 1968

1h 21m

★ 6.5

Overview

Two young boys, play hooky from school in order to explore an ultramodern world's fair. They take in the many marvelous scientific and industrial exhibits, obtain literature, eat food, and generally run amok.

Genres

Adventure

Family

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Filmové studio Gottwaldov

Krátký film Praha

Sociéte Générale de Production Paris

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Cast

Honza

Vít Weingartner

Vasek

Milan Zeman

School Principal

František Filipovský

Prison Guard

Josef Hlinomaz

Commissar

Miloslav Holub

Grandfather

Rudolf Deyl

Karel Effa

Oldřich Velen

Jana Rendlová

Markéta Rauschgoldová

Zdenka Revayová

Eva Basch

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