A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 1, 1987
Original Title:
Smrt krásných srnců
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | War
Production Companies:
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 91
Leo Popper is a happy family man living in rural Bohemia in the years preceding the Nazi invasion. Out of economic necessity he moves with his family to the big city and becomes an enterprising vacuum cleaner salesman. There he embarks on a series of adulterous adventures, has encounters with boxing pros and famous portrait artists, and schemes to purchase the perfect pond to fulfill his passion for fishing. When the Nazis gain control, the comedy turns sour - he loses his lake, his job, and finally, his family.
Art Direction:
Karel Lier
Assistant Camera:
Václav Zajíček
Assistant Director:
Zeno Dostál
Petr Makovička
Camera Operator:
Jiří Pechar
Conductor:
Štěpán Koníček
Costume Design:
Irena Greifová
Director:
Karel Kachyňa
Director of Photography:
Vladimír Smutný
Editor:
Jiří Brožek
Key Makeup Artist:
František Čížek
Makeup Artist:
Vlasta Hájková
Music:
Luboš Fišer
Producer:
Oldřich Mach
Production Design:
Karel Lier
Production Designer:
Libuše Jahodová
Screenplay:
Karel Kachyňa
Script Editor:
Vladimír Bor
Script Supervisor:
Dagmar Zelenková
Set Decoration:
Miroslav Fára
Sound:
Pavel Jelínek
Still Photographer:
Jitka Bylinská
Story:
Ota Pavel
Unit Manager:
Luboš Kozák
Tomáš Baloun
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