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Cast
Míla Páčová
as domácí Filoména Houbičková
Jindřich Plachta
as domácí Josef Houbička
Růžena Nasková
as majitelka hodinářství Bety Mráčková
Jana Romanová
as hodinářka Míla, dcera Mráčkové
Eva Klenová
as fotografka Lída, dcera Mráčkové
Jan Pivec
as malíř portrétista Jan Rezek
Ladislav Pešek
as malíř krajinář Jiří Holec
Jaroslav Průcha
as mydlář Antonín Aloyz
Jaroslav Marvan
as hostinský "U děravého džbánu" Jan Pulec
František Kreuzmann
as podnikatel Anatol Kozel
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1944
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageCzech
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes4
DirectorMiroslav Cikán
WritersMarta Russová, Miroslav Rutte
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe House of the Five Squirrels
About The House of the Five Squirrels
Josef Houbička, the owner of the U pěti veverek apartment building in Malostran, is a kind and forgiving good man who allows himself to be ruthlessly oppressed by his proud wife, Filoména, and secretly fixes her problems with the tenants. He lends rent money to two poor painters and bribes offended maids just to keep the house quiet. He would like to restore the old soap factory in the house, but Filoména promotes more profitable garages. And since neither of them wants to back down, Houbička eventually leaves the house after one of the arguments. He makes friends with the innkeeper Pulec, who runs the not-so-prosperous inn At the Leaky Jug...
Directed by Miroslav Cikán, The House of the Five Squirrels leans on a strong ensemble — Míla Páčová, Jindřich Plachta, Růžena Nasková — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1944.
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