A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
December 24, 1959
Original Title:
Dařbuján a Pandrhola
Genres:
Family | Fantasy
Production Companies:
Československá televize
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
The miner Dařbuján has a lot of children that he cannot support and another one has just been born. He needs to find a godfather and three are offered: God, the Devil and Death. Dařbuján chooses Death because he is the only one who is fair, he treats the poor and the rich equally. When Dařbuján is considering what to do to provide for his family, Death advises him to get a doctorate and immediately offers him help in his new trade. If Death stands at the feet of a sick person, Dařbuján will heal him within three days. However, if he stands at the head, the sick person is finished and Dařbuján must not interfere in his trade...
Book:
Jan Drda
Camera Operator:
Karel Loch
František Němec
Choreographer:
Antonín Hodek
Conductor:
Pavel Vondruška
Costume Design:
Lída Novotná
Director:
Ludvík Ráža
Director of Photography:
Věra Štinglová
Editor:
Jitka Baumanová
Makeup & Hair:
Ota Šejnoha
Original Music Composer:
Lubomír Železný
Screenplay:
Ludvík Ráža
Set Decoration:
Vladimír Labský
Sound:
Jiří Urban
Sound Effects:
Antonín Jedlička
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