A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
October 12, 1973
Original Title:
Pokus o vraždu
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
The main character of the story is Professor Trojan, the head of a Prague clinic, who is not experiencing the happiest of times. His cat has been poisoned with cyanide, he has a falling out with his son Petr, who has moved to Brno to be with his wife, the promising singer Eva, and only seeks out his father when he needs money, and as if that weren't enough, someone shoots him in the evening. Trojan initially considers it a mistake or a prank and does not share the fears of those around him. But then cyanide is discovered and one of the patients takes it from the assistant Dvoracek, who borrowed it for an unauthorized experiment. Trojan pairs the cyanide with a gunshot and slowly begins to suspect that someone is trying to kill him. At first he suspects Dvorak, who might become the foreman after his death, but later, as he falls deeper and deeper into a psychosis of fear and apprehension, he begins to suspect everyone around him...
Assistant Camera:
Luděk Kopal
Assistant Director:
Viktor Walter
Assistant Editor:
Jana Suková
Assistant Production Design:
Miloš Červinka
Assistant Production Manager:
Jaroslava Pražská
Camera Operator:
Michal Kulič
Clapper Loader:
Hana Jozífková
Conductor:
František Belfín
Costume Design:
Lída Novotná
Costumer:
Marie Knotková
Jarmila Benešová
Creative Producer:
Miloš Brož
Director:
Jiří Sequens
Director of Photography:
Václav Hanuš
Dramaturgy:
Milena Honzíková
Editor:
Jan Chaloupek
First Assistant Director:
Jiří Mikeťuk
Lyricist:
Vladimír Sís
Makeup & Hair:
Libuše Švejdová
František Novotný
Original Music Composer:
Zdeněk Liška
Production Design:
Karel Černý
Production Manager:
Josef Císař
Screenplay:
Jiří Sequens
Zdeněk Bláha
Script:
Alena Mikeťuková
Set Decoration:
Karel Kočí
Jaroslav Česal
Stanislav Krejča
Sound:
František Černý
Still Photographer:
Vladimír Souček
Story:
Zdeněk Bláha
Unit Production Manager:
Josef Hudlička
Olga Mimrová
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