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Čekanky

1940-04-05 · 79 min · ★ 4.3

Comedy · Romance

Intern Plichta arrives to work at a country estate, where there is a strict ban on marriage for officials, issued by the count. However, Plichta meets Jiřina Krátká on the way, falls in love with her and intends to marry her. Adjunct Ptáček and intern Ráček are also vying for Jiřina. All the officials already have brides in mind, whom they call chicaneries. The news of the count's death causes a stir, and twelve merry-making parties are planned at the estate at once...

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Directors
Vladimír Borský
Production companies
Terrafilm
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

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Zorka JanůZorka JanůJiřina Krátká
Meda ValentováMeda ValentováKristina
Anna LetenskáAnna LetenskáMarie
Marie NademlejnskáMarie NademlejnskáJitka
František SmolíkFrantišek SmolíkPilníček
Ladislav PešekLadislav PešekRáček
Jiří SteimarJiří Steimar
František KreuzmannFrantišek Kreuzmann
Svatopluk BenešSvatopluk BenešVojtěch Plichta
Vladimír ŘepaJosef Ptáček
Ferenc FuturistaFerenc FuturistaHřídelíček
Jára KohoutJára KohoutHlavín
Ota MotyčkaOta MotyčkaSkokan
František RolandFrantišek Roland
Vlasta MatulováVlasta MatulováToninka
Milada HorutováMilada Horutová
Lída ChválováMína
Libuše Rogozová
Růžena Gottliebová
Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová

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