Amerika

Amerika

90 mins | Drama | June 16, 1994

Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comedian Jirí Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle of a main hero Karel Rossman (Martin Dejdar).

Amerika

90 mins | Drama | June 16, 1994

Amerika
Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comedian Jirí Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle of a main hero Karel Rossman (Martin Dejdar).
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Česká televize, Filmové studio Barrandov, Simply Cinema
Original title Amerika
Directors Vladimír Michálek
Writers Martin Duba, Vladimír Michálek, Franz Kafka

Cast

Martin Dejdar

as Karel Rossman

Jiří Lábus

as Strýc Jacob

Pavel Nový

as Green

Jiří Schmitzer

as Topič

Jarka Rytychová

as Klára

Oldřich Kaiser

as Delamarche

Václav Marhoul

as Barman 1

Olga Charvatova

as Mother Rossman

Radim Hladík Sr.

as Barman 2

Libuse Tomanová

as Brunelda

Tomáš Vorel

as Mac

Petr Vacek

as Immigration Officer

Milan Riehs

as Pollunder

Jan Schmid

as Šubal

Pavel Landovský

as Robinson