Black and White Sylva
1962-12-28 · 27 min · ★ 8.3
A character from a musical film falls into the real world in this short, predating similar films by Woody Allen (The Purple Rose of Cairo) and Wojciech Marczewski (Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema).
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- Directors
- Jan Schmidt
- Production companies
- FAMU
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Zuzana StivínováSylva
Václav Sloup
Felix le Breux
Lubomír Lipský
Jiří Lír
Jan Přeučil
František Němec
Arnošt Faltýnek
Ota Sklenčka(uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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