A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
March 29, 1973
Original Title:
Hroch
Genres:
Comedy | Fantasy
Production Companies:
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 95
The bank officer Bedrich Hroch is sent by the bank director to the zoo, which asked an allocation of one and half kg of gold for a gold tooth for a hippo. During the check up of the hippo's teeth Bedrich is swallowed by the hippo. The man does not die in the hippo's guts and he chats quite happily with his frightened wife Dása. Journalist Pip Karen, his friend is also present to the dialogue and he has immediately an idea how to use this special situation. He tells to the new minister Borovec and his opponent professor Fibinger that there is a hippo in the zoo which can speak. He also tells them how to use this situation for a political propaganda.
Art Direction:
Vladimír Dvořák
Assistant Camera:
Jiří Pechar
Assistant Director:
Bohumil Koška
Dagmar Štursová
Assistant Editor:
Anna Mejtská
Assistant Production Design:
Jan Vokr
Assistant Production Manager:
Ivana Kuplerová
Camera Operator:
Pavel Nečesal
Clapper Loader:
Ivana Nevolová
Conductor:
Václav Zahradník
Costume Design:
Zdena Kadrnožková
Costumer:
Ondrej Brezovský
A. Špačková
Director:
Karel Steklý
Director of Photography:
František Uldrich
Dramaturgy:
Jaroslav Kubát
Editor:
Jan Kohout
First Assistant Director:
Julius Matula
Lyricist:
Jiří Aplt
Makeup & Hair:
Josef Lojík
Marie Hrdličková
Original Music Composer:
Jaromír Klempíř
Production Design:
Věra Líznerová
Production Manager:
Jiří Zika
Screenplay:
Karel Steklý
Set Decoration:
Karel Lukáš
Jiří Čermák
Karel Smrž
Sound:
Jiří Hora
Sound Effects:
Antonín Jedlička
Still Photographer:
Miroslav Pešan
Story:
Karel Steklý
Unit Production Manager:
Vladimír Tišer
Karel Prchal
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