Directed by:
Ladislav SmoljakScreenplay:
Zdeněk SvěrákCinematography:
Ivan ŠlapetaComposer:
Jaroslav UhlířCast:
Josef Abrhám, Libuše Šafránková, Eliška Balzerová, Zuzana Fišerová-Svátková, Zdeněk Svěrák, Dáda Patrasová, Jiří Kodet, Karel Augusta, Bedřich Prokoš (more)Plots(1)
Film follows the adventures of a twice-divorced bookseller who is addicted to womanising and struggling to find the resources to support the army of children he has fathered. A case of mistaken identity leads him to hit upon a cunning plan to boost his income: posing as a waiter in the bars and cafes of Prague, taking the customers’ cash and then making a sharp exit. As you would expect, these leads to all kinds of comic hi-jinx. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jaroslav Vozáb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274833_ef9183.jpg)
Jaroslav Vozáb
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Conquest of the North Pole (1987) (theatrical recording)
Dlouhý, Široký a Krátkozraký (1987) (theatrical recording)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![Karel Šíp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421354_6440b0.jpg)
Karel Šíp
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Homolka and Pocketbook (1972)
![Boris Rösner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268595_78c8f8.jpg)
Boris Rösner
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Poslední dopis (1973) (TV movie)
![Jiří Bednář](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677273_4e5fde.jpg)
Jiří Bednář
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Riders in the Sky (1968)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Helena Dubová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
The White Lady (1965)
Ta naše písnička česká (1967)
Milan Duchek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Lucerna aneb Boj o lípu (1994) (theatrical recording)
Pěsti ve tmě (1986)
Iva Hercíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Story from a Housing Estate (1979)
Milan Klacek
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Dissolved and Effused (1984)
Milena Koutná
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Playing for Queen (1980)
Ludmila Krajíčková
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Poločas štěstí (1984)
Malí medvědáři (1957)
![Blažena Kramešová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/428/428868_75260b.jpg)
Blažena Kramešová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
On the Comet (1970)
Young Bohácek's Sufferings (1969)
![Jan Kuželka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/196/166196421_6954e9.png)
Jan Kuželka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
![Jindřich Narenta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268716_d15abe.jpg)
Jindřich Narenta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Cremator (1968)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Vít Pešina
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Zdeněk Skalický
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
![Josef Střecha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275747_0187f0.jpg)
Josef Střecha
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Ball Lightning (1978)
![Renata Mašková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268412_ca9270.jpg)
Renata Mašková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
The Secret of Steel City (1978)
Dlouhá míle (1989) (series)
![Zdeněk Zelenka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/575/164575619_bd7946.jpg)
Zdeněk Zelenka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Time of the Servants (1989)
Julek (1979)
![Ladislav Trojan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268748_5011a9.jpg)
Ladislav Trojan
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Blboun (2001) (theatrical recording)
![Jana Vychodilová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228281_7c1d90.jpg)
Jana Vychodilová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Funeral Ceremonies (1969)
Věc Makropulos (1970) (theatrical recording)