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Release Date:
June 17, 1938
Original Title:
Svět kde se žebrá
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Lucernafilm
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 78
The smooth narration, corresponding to the requirements of a light comedy, develops the smiling and optimistic story of the "one-armed" beggar Dostál, who earned enough money with his excellent begging skills to buy a nice house, become a respectable master of the house, and save the impoverished lawyer Neprosil from poverty, who he contributed regularly to him when he was still well off. He also wanted to get him together with his pretty ward Zorka, for whom he said he would be an ideal husband, but the young people were able to do that by themselves and without his clumsy help, or rather despite his rather ineffective help... The film was shown at the VI. IFF in Venice in 1938.
Assistant Camera:
Jaromír Holpuch
Assistant Director:
Eduard Šimáček
Antonín Kubový
Director:
Miroslav Cikán
Director of Photography:
Jan Stallich
Editor:
Antonín Zelenka
Original Music Composer:
Miloš Smatek
Production Design:
Štěpán Kopecký
Jan Sinnreich
Screenplay:
Miroslav Cikán
František Čáp
Jan Gerstel
Hugo Haas
Sound:
Josef Zora
Theatre Play:
Edmond Konrád
Unit Production Manager:
Eduard Šimáček
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