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Cast
Libuše Šafránková
as Jana Vodičková
Jaromír Hanzlík
as JUDr. Jindřich Mráček
František Filipovský
as správce půjčovny loděk, Bertík Vodička
Miloš Kopecký
as hlavní český vodník Wassermann
Vladimír Menšík
as Karel Vodička, plavčík
Zdeněk Řehoř
as potápěč Alois Vodička, Janin otec
Stella Zázvorková
as doc. Mráčková, Jindřichova matka
Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková
as Polly, Wassermannova dcera
Čestmír Řanda
as Cast
Míla Myslíková
as Matylda, Wassermannova žena
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1975
Runtime2h 00m
LanguageCzech
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Fantasy
Votes36
DirectorVáclav Vorlíček
WritersPetr Markov, Miloš Macourek, Václav Vorlíček
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHow to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer
About How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer
There are still water spirits among us. One group lives in Prague, led by Mr. Wassermann, who is using his wife's family as a servants. All they need is their old house near the river. But the house is to be demolished. They have to stop it. And the only way is to drown Dr. Mrácek, who is responsible for the demolition. But he falls in love with Wassermann's niece Jana. He changes to fish, is mistaken for water spirit from Germany, is drowned and revived again. The other problem is the flour with ears... and so on...
Directed by Václav Vorlíček, How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer leans on a strong ensemble — Libuše Šafránková, Jaromír Hanzlík, František Filipovský — 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 1975.
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