The Death of Black King
The Death of Black King

Movie·1972·1h 55m

The Death of Black King

Country

Czechoslovakia

Language

Czech

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The Story

Original title: Smrt černého krále

Prague in the 1930s. A young, pretty girl gets on a crowded tram. She immediately catches the attention of a young man who not only appreciates the girl's charm, but also tries to steal her handbag discreetly. And so we meet one of the main characters of the film, a swindler, pickpocket and generally strange being Josef Kořínek alias Pépi. In addition to him, the story is populated by other characters from the Prague outskirts. Of course, the film also features the shrewd councilman Vacátko and his inseparable investigators Brůžek and Bouše. They have a sad duty - to track down the murderer of the collector Krále, who was found dead and who lost a sum of money on the way from the bank that could interest many people from his surroundings...

Written By

Jiří Marek

Producer

Bohumil Šmída

Cinematography

Václav Hanuš

Music

Zdeněk Liška

Editor

Jan Chaloupek

Themes

based on short story

Production House

Filmové studio Barrandov

Audience Score

52%

9 votes

Skip17%
Timepass40%
Go for it31%
Perfection12%

Where to watch

Region: CZ

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Cast

Jaroslav Marvan

Jaroslav Marvan

Vacátko, Police Councilor

Josef Bláha

Josef Bláha

Josef Bruzek

Josef Vinklář

Josef Vinklář

Josef Bouse

Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský

Ludvík Král

Jana Brejchová

Jana Brejchová

Magda Králová

Antonie Hegerliková

Antonie Hegerliková

Králová

Josef Somr

Josef Somr

Josef Kemr

Josef Kemr

Franc Florián

Stanislav Fišer

Stanislav Fišer

Pépi Korínek

Walter Taub

Walter Taub

Prokurista Hrádek

Jaroslav Moučka

Jaroslav Moučka

Standa Kopecný

Nina Popelíková

Nina Popelíková

Aunt in Brodu

Petr Čepek

Petr Čepek

Vili Berger

František Hanus

František Hanus

Carmen Mayerová

Carmen Mayerová

Zdeněk Dítě

Zdeněk Dítě

Ota Sklenčka

Ota Sklenčka

Jiří Smutný

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Crew

Bohumil Šmída

Bohumil Šmída

Executive Producer

Jiří Sequens

Jiří Sequens

Screenplay, Director

Jiří Marek

Screenplay

Jan Chaloupek

Editor

Zdeněk Liška

Zdeněk Liška

Original Music Composer

Václav Hanuš

Director of Photography

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