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Jestřáb kontra Hrdlička

Nov 27, 1953

★ 5.0

Overview

A story about the conditions in Bohemia in the second half of the nineteenth century, when small-town officials, such as Hrdlička, succumbed to the predators of the emerging large financial and industrial bourgeoisie, represented by Jestřáb.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Studio uměleckého filmu Praha

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Cast

Hrdlicka

František Smolík

Jestráb

Jaroslav Marvan

Hrdlickova

Vlasta Fabianová

Irena

Taťána Vavřincová

Julca

Vlasta Fialová

Romanov

Jan Pivec

Zamotal

František Kreuzmann

Karel

Josef Bek

Supovsky

Jiří Steimar

Supovska

Eva Klenová

Walewsky

Zdeněk Kryzánek

Kotowsky

Vladimír Jedenáctík

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