The Secret of a Great Narrator

Apr 28, 1972

1h 39m

★ 4.3

The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas

Overview

The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not hide his admiration for this literary giant, and in addition to the screenplay he also wrote a three-part TV play about Dumas (starring Vladimír Menšík). In Kachyn's film, Dumas played the father and son of the Štěpánková brothers, and it was a very difficult and difficult task for these young actors.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

History

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

Martin Štěpánek

Petr Štěpánek

Otakar Brousek

Jana Hlaváčová

Slávka Budínová

Milena Dvorská

Jana Švandová

Petr Kostka

Carmen Mayerová

Vladimír Šmeral

František Němec

Ladislav Trojan

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