The Best Man of All
1954 · 1h 49m · N/A
Comedy
Directed by
Ivo Novák
,
Václav Wasserman
Overview
A Czech satirical comedy set around 1900. The inhabitants of the small town of Pětice are excited by a mysterious package that is to be delivered to the best person in the village. Of course, all members of the town council claim the title of best person. In the end, it turns out that it was a cleverly thought-out prank intended to reveal the true character of the "better people" of the town.
Director and cast
- Ivo Novák Director
- Václav Wasserman Director
- Vlasta Burian as Čeněk Plíšek
- Václav Vydra as starosta Bublich
- Jiřina Šejbalová as starostova žena
- Věra Bublíková as Otylka, daughter of the Bublichs
- Felix le Breux as stavitel Josef Kopr
- Světla Svozilová as Koprová
- Lubomír Lipský as Arnostek
- Miloš Kopecký as lekárník Valérian Kýla
- Oldřich Musil as velkouzenár Josef Kanera
- Jarmila Beránková as Kanerová
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