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Release Year1940
Runtime—
LanguageCzech
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Crime
Votes1
DirectorMiroslav Cikán
WritersMiroslav Cikán, Jaroslav Mottl
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsPelikán má alibi
About Pelikán má alibi
While street photographers Máček and Kalabis are vainly offering their services to passersby, a pair of cronies rob a jewelry store almost right in front of their eyes. Kalabis accidentally manages to photograph one of the robbers. Coincidentally, the brutal thug is indistinguishable from the notorious bookseller Karel Pelikán. Hard times await him: the police, led by the experienced district inspector Moudřý, are interested in him, as well as a gang of criminals who accidentally slipped Karl a ticket from the train station locker where they hid the loot. The only ones who trust Karl are his good-natured aunt Klára and his girlfriend in love, Jarmila...
Directed by Miroslav Cikán, Pelikán má alibi leans on a strong ensemble — Miroslav Homola, Růžena Nasková, František Kreuzmann — 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 1940.
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