

On the Comet
1970-10-09 · 74 min · ★ 6.2
When a comet passes the Earth at close range, it pulls a small part of North Africa with it. Carried along are a bunch of people, among them Angelika, who has just escaped from a ruthless weapon dealer's ship, and her two brothers, who are searching for her. Then there's a group of natives planning a rebellion against the French colonists. All conflicts become secondary when the people finally realize that they're doomed to live together on an alien planet. However, this time of peace and happiness won't last for long...
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- Directors
- Karel Zeman
- Production companies
- Filmové studio Barrandov, Krátký film Praha – Filmové studio Gottwaldov
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
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Emil Horváthgeometr poručík Servadac
Magda VášáryováAngelika, dívka z Valencie
František Filipovskýplukovník Picard
Josef Větrovecšejk
Čestmír Řandašpanělský konzul
Vladimír Menšíkžidovský hrnčíř Silberman
Jiřina JiráskováEster, hrnčířova žena
Karel Effakaprál Ben
Jaroslav Mareškaprál Lafitte
Josef Hlinomazkapitán Lacoste
Jiří Lírdělostřelec Ali
Jaroslav Štercl
Eduard Kohout
Karel Pavlík
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