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Člověk proti zkáze
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Člověk proti zkáze

1990-02-01 · 89 min · ★ 9.0

Drama · History

Biography of Karel Čapek.

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Directors
Štěpán Skalský
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Josef AbrhámJosef AbrhámKarel Čapek
Hana MaciuchováHana MaciuchováOlga Scheinpflugová
František ŘehákFrantišek ŘehákJosef Čapek
Věra GalatíkováVěra GalatíkováHelena Čapková
Libuše ŠafránkováLibuše ŠafránkováVěra Hrůzová
Johanna TesařováJohanna TesařováRůžena
Monika ŠvábováErika
Svatopluk BenešSvatopluk BenešT. G. Masaryk
Tomáš JuřičkaTomáš JuřičkaJan Drda
Ota SklenčkaOta SklenčkaH. G. Wells
Ladislav LakomýLadislav LakomýVladislav Vančura
Otakar BrousekOtakar BrousekFrantišek Langer
František NěmecFrantišek NěmecProf. Charvát
Jana ŠtěpánkováJana ŠtěpánkováLeopolda Dostálová as Mother in Bílá nemoc
Vladimír BrabecVladimír BrabecFather in Bílá nemoc
Jan KačerJan KačerMUDr. Galén in Bílá nemoc
Hana KofránkováActress in Bílá nemoc
Petr PelzerPetr PelzerAlquist in R. U. R.
Jan ČenskýJan ČenskýKornel in Matka
Martin StropnickýMartin StropnickýPetr in Matka

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