The Undertaker

Movie·1932·1h 32m

The Undertaker

Directed By

Karel Lamač

Country

Czechoslovakia

Language

Czech

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The Story

Original title: Funebrák

An employee of the funeral home Pleticha calls his superior. He overhears that he is supposed to buy a wedding gift and deliver it to his boss's relatives. He therefore sets off to the given address to organize the funeral. When the mistake is explained, Pleticha, in return for the entertainment, performs dances and songs of various nations for the wedding guests. One of the guests, grandfather Boleslav Hnipírdo, experienced a train collision near Vrňany on his way to Prague. Since he was not injured, he does not even want to ask for compensation. Pleticha takes advantage of this and goes to the railway headquarters with his leg bandaged. He pretends to be Hnipírdo and is questioned in detail about his journey. Thanks to his talkativeness, he reveals, among other things, that he jumped on a moving train, drove illegally, spat on the window and tore off the emergency brake...

Written By

Václav Wasserman

Cinematography

Jan Stallich

Music

Eman Fiala

Editor

Antonín Zelenka

Themes

based on play or musical

Production House

Elektafilm

Audience Score

50%

7 votes

Skip18%
Timepass41%
Go for it30%
Perfection11%

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Cast

Vlasta Burian

Vlasta Burian

zaměstnanec pohřebního ústavu Vendelín Pleticha a falešný Boleslav Hnipírdo

Theodor Pištěk

Theodor Pištěk

vrchní železniční rada Klapka

Josef Rovenský

Josef Rovenský

Boleslav Hnipírdo, švagr paní Plicové

Betty Kysilková

Betty Kysilková

teta Františka Plicová

Růžena Šlemrová

Růžena Šlemrová

nevěsta Anna Plicová, neteř paní Plicové

Jan Sviták

Jan Sviták

řidič Franz, milenec Anny Plicové

Čeněk Šlégl

Čeněk Šlégl

ženich Anny Plicové

Lída Baarová

Lída Baarová

paní Rozmarová

Jaroslav Marvan

Jaroslav Marvan

otec svedené dívky ženichem

Martin Frič

Martin Frič

kancelista na inspektorátu drah

Milka Balek-Brodská

Milka Balek-Brodská

švagrová paní Plicové

Vladimír Beztahovský

Jan Richter

Jarmila Svatá

Jan W. Speerger

Jan W. Speerger

Viktor Nejedlý

Emil Dlesk

Václav Menger

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Crew

Eman Fiala

Eman Fiala

Original Music Composer

Jaroslav Mottl

Original Music Composer

Karel Lamač

Karel Lamač

Director

Jan Stallich

Director of Photography

Antonín Zelenka

Editor

Václav Wasserman

Václav Wasserman

Screenplay

Otto Heller

Otto Heller

Director of Photography

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