Hubert the Smart Boy

Jun 1, 1985

1h 24m

★ 5.4

Overview

Hubert Hrabe, known as Smart Boy, is a Prague dandy who is always skirting the edge of the law. Like every likable rogue, he has a worthy adversary - Police Inspector Mourek, who has long been trying in vain to put him behind bars. However, this defender of justice, who is constantly trying to outsmart his "own" criminal, ends up becoming the victim of his own zeal while hunting forgers that are as good as any in Europe, as Hubert the Smart Boy, sets a trap for Mourek

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

Fešák Hubert

Karel Heřmánek

Inspektor Mourek

Petr Kostka

Eman Vurm

Pavel Zedníček

Karel

Pavel Nový

Růža Nejedlová

Zora Kerova

Jan Teplý

Otto Lackovič

Josef Somr

Evelyna Steimarová

Jiří Holý

Jana Šulcová

Lubomír Kostelka

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