Directed by:
Vladimír ČechCinematography:
Josef StřechaComposer:
Štěpán LuckýCast:
Karel Höger, Josef Bek, Otto Lackovič, Josef Vinklář, Vladimír Menšík, František Vnouček, Eva Kubešová, Miloš Vavruška, Dagmar Zikánová, Jana Štěpánková (more)Plots(1)
105% Alibi, the first of a trio of crime films featuring the investigator duo Tůma – Líbal, represented a breakthrough at a time when the detective genre in Czechoslovakia was in crisis, trapped in the templates of period-appropriate themes. In addition to depicting the systematic work of the socialist police apparatus, the story of the search for the murderer of a lottery winner brought successfully built tension with noirish touches, thanks to Josef Střecha’s cinematography and Štěpán Lucký’s music. The casting of the central pair (Karel Höger, Josef Bek), the complementarity of the contrasting characters of the police officers and the organic element of humor, often based on their interaction, are an integral part of the success. Positive audience and critical reception gave other filmmakers the opportunity to develop the detective story in Czechoslovakia and enabled the creation of a trio of films with Major Kalaš between 1963 and 1969, which represent the pinnacle of the genre. (Noir Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Karel Höger
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Malér (1965) (TV movie)
Půlpenny (1974) (TV movie)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
Josef Bek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
Láska jako trám (1967) (TV movie)
The White Lady (1965)
Otto Lackovič
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Balada z hadrů (1960) (theatrical recording)
Josef Vinklář
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Vladimír Menšík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
František Vnouček
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
I Dutifully Report (1957)
Krakatit (1948)
Eva Kubešová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Stolen Airship (1966)
A 105 p. c. Alibi (1959)
Úplně vyřízený chlap (1965)
Miloš Vavruška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
Dagmar Zikánová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Closely Observed Trains (1966)
Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“ (1948)
Nobody Gets the Last Laugh (1965)
Jana Štěpánková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
Alexandr Dumas starší (1970) (series)
Na útěku (2012) (theatrical recording)
Eduard Kohout
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
The Stolen Airship (1966)
Zuzana Fišárková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1959)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Morgiana (1972)
Stanislav Neumann
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1959)
The Proud Princess (1952)
Josef Svátek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
A 105 p. c. Alibi (1959)
The Black Dynasty (1962)
Všude žijí lidé (1960)
Sylva Byšická
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Accused (1964)
A 105 p. c. Alibi (1959)
Marie (1964)
Eman Fiala
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Jiří Roll
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The End of a Priest (1968)
A 105 p. c. Alibi (1959)
Portáši (1947)
Jaroslav Synák
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
A 105 p. c. Alibi (1959)
Náš dědek Josef (1976)
Pochodně (1960)
Jan Čech
Best movies:
A 105 p. c. Alibi (1959)
Expres z Norimberka (1953)
Jiří Němeček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rozčarovaní (1982) (TV movie)
Lokis (1986) (TV movie)
Waterloo (1967) (TV movie)