Murder in the Excelsior Hotel

Oct 8, 1971

1h 29m

★ 5.6

Overview

In Vražda v hotelu Excelsior, the interwar period homicide detective squad from Prague investigates the murder of a wealthy woman, Mrs Matoušová, which threatens the reputation of the eponymous luxury hotel popular with Prague’s elite. Even the retired police inspector Mrázek (František Filipovský), who works at the Excelsior as a hotel detective, is unable to help at first. Although the investigation inevitably uncovers the hotel staff’s scheming, Vacátko and his team unerringly follow the trail that leads them to the murderer…

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

Policejní rada Vacátko

Jaroslav Marvan

Brůžek

Josef Bláha

Bouše

Josef Vinklář

Mrázek

František Filipovský

Janík

Zdeněk Řehoř

Janíková

Slávka Budínová

Janouš

Josef Somr

Janoušová

Milena Dvorská

ředitel hotelu

Miloš Kopecký

číšník Pepi

Otto Lackovič

pianista Krofta

Václav Lohniský

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