Plots(1)
The plot of Jaroslav Dudek's television production is set in the English town of Birkden, whose small-town atmosphere has been changed by industrialization, which brought with it increased unemployment and other negative effects. In many ways Birkden begins to become reminiscent of American cities controlled by gangsters with their peculiar practices. The story's protagonist, Doctor Salt (the brilliant Karel Höger), is a solitary, eccentric old man with a fondness for classical music and books. He's preparing to leave Birkden, but first he wants to find his missing patient. His stubbornness, and premonition of something evil, keep him searching despite threats and well-intended warnings. On more than one occasion, there is a confrontation between Salt's intellect and mindless muscle men. The combination of English detective story and "pretend America" offers, in the Czechoslovak rendition, a unique variation on film noir. (Noir Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Karel Höger
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Malér (1965) (TV movie)
Půlpenny (1974) (TV movie)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
Miloš Nedbal
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Jana Štěpánková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
Alexandr Dumas starší (1970) (series)
Na útěku (2012) (theatrical recording)
Hana Maciuchová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Dům na nebesích (1984) (theatrical recording)
Mnoho povyku pro nic (1972) (theatrical recording)
Josef Hlinomaz
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Josef Langmiler
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Romeo a Julie na konci listopadu (1971) (TV movie)
Alexandr Dumas starší (1970) (series)
Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1959)
Josef Bek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
Láska jako trám (1967) (TV movie)
The White Lady (1965)
Vladimír Stach
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Alexandr Dumas starší (1970) (series)
Waterloo (1967) (TV movie)
Cesta řeky k moři (1966) (TV movie)
Vlasta Fáberová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sám proti městu (1974) (TV movie)
Looking Back (1968)
Way Leading to Happiness (1951)
Zdeněk Jelínek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Královská hra (1980) (TV movie)
Dnes ještě zapadá slunce nad Atlantidou (1978) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Josef Bláha
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Světla Amortová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
O věcech nadpřirozených (1958)
Mrs Dulská's Morals (1958)
The Plain Old Maid (1959)
Jaroslav Moučka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1977)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Karel Effa
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
S Pydlou v zádech (1985) (theatrical recording)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Jan Faltýnek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
I Enjoy the World with You (1982)
Hope (1963)
Ladislav Frej st.
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
Signum Laudis (1980)
Václav Sloup
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Gazdina roba (1992) (theatrical recording)
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1959)
Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Oldřich Vlach
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Periferie (2017) (theatrical recording)
The Elementary School (1991)
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Bohuslav Čáp
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Královský život otroka (1992) (TV movie)
The Proud Princess (1952)
I'm Jumping Over Puddles Again (1970)
Štěpán Bulejko
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Distant Journey (1948)
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)