Murder in the Excelsior Hotel

Murder in the Excelsior Hotel

89 mins | Crime | Oct. 8, 1971

In Vražda v hotelu Excelsior, the interwar period homicide detective squad from Prague investigates the murder of a wealthy woman, Mrs Matoušová, which threatens the reputation of the eponymous luxury hotel popular with Prague’s elite. Even the retired police inspector Mrázek (František Filipovský), who works at the Excelsior as a hotel detective, is unable to help at first. Although the investigation inevitably uncovers the hotel staff’s scheming, Vacátko and his team unerringly follow the trail that leads them to the murderer…

Murder in the Excelsior Hotel

89 mins | Crime | Oct. 8, 1971

Murder in the Excelsior Hotel
In Vražda v hotelu Excelsior, the interwar period homicide detective squad from Prague investigates the murder of a wealthy woman, Mrs Matoušová, which threatens the reputation of the eponymous luxury hotel popular with Prague’s elite. Even the retired police inspector Mrázek (František Filipovský), who works at the Excelsior as a hotel detective, is unable to help at first. Although the investigation inevitably uncovers the hotel staff’s scheming, Vacátko and his team unerringly follow the trail that leads them to the murderer…
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Vražda v hotelu Excelsior
Directors Jiří Mikeťuk, Věra Pištěková, Jiří Sequens
Writers Miloš Brož, Jiří Marek, Vladimír Sís, Jiří Sequens

Cast

Jaroslav Marvan

as Policejní rada Vacátko

Josef Bláha

as Brůžek

Josef Vinklář

as Bouše

Zdeněk Řehoř

as Janík

Slávka Budínová

as Janíková

Josef Somr

as Janouš

Milena Dvorská

as Janoušová

Miloš Kopecký

as ředitel hotelu

Otto Lackovič

as číšník Pepi

Václav Lohniský

as pianista Krofta

Josef Langmiler

as zpěvák

Vladimír Stach

as Joachim Kirchmayer

Karel Bělohradský

as Musician

Přemysl Černý

as Musician

Otto Gassenbauer

as Musician

Zdeněk Jareš

as Musician

Tomáš Linka

as Musician

Vladimír Linka

as Musician

Miloš Mikula

as Musician

Vladimír Navrátil

as Musician

Dana Bučková

as Dancer

Alice Hašová

as Dancer

Alena Janošková

as Dancer

Milena Kaplická

as Dancer

Olga Navrátilová

as Dancer

Charlota Novotná

as Dancer

H. Ruprichová

as Dancer

J. Smolíková

as Dancer

R. Vedralová

as Dancer

L. Walterová

as Dancer

Bohuslav Kupšovský

as Railway Stattion Announcer (voice)

Jindřich Narenta

as Joachim Kirchmayer (voice)