The Secret of a Great Narrator

The Secret of a Great Narrator

99 mins | Drama, Comedy, History | April 28, 1972

The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not hide his admiration for this literary giant, and in addition to the screenplay he also wrote a three-part TV play about Dumas (starring Vladimír Menšík). In Kachyn's film, Dumas played the father and son of the Štěpánková brothers, and it was a very difficult and difficult task for these young actors.

The Secret of a Great Narrator

99 mins | Drama, Comedy, History | April 28, 1972

The Secret of a Great Narrator

The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not hide his admiration for this literary giant, and in addition to the screenplay he also wrote a three-part TV play about Dumas (starring Vladimír Menšík). In Kachyn's film, Dumas played the father and son of the Štěpánková brothers, and it was a very difficult and difficult task for these young actors.

Producers	Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title	Tajemství velikého vypravěče
Directors	Karel Brchel, Milada Mikešová, Karel Kachyňa
Writers	Zdeněk Dufek, Jaroslav Dietl, Karel Kachyňa

Cast

Martin Štěpánek

as

Petr Štěpánek

as

Otakar Brousek

as

Jana Hlaváčová

as

Slávka Budínová

as

Milena Dvorská

as

Jana Švandová

as

Petr Kostka

as

Carmen Mayerová

as

Vladimír Šmeral

as

František Němec

as

Ladislav Trojan

as

Josef Chvalina

as

Jiří Císler

as

Zuzana Martinková

as

Hana Houbová

as

Lubor Tokoš

as

Josef Karlík

as

Zdeněk Kryzánek

as

Vladimír Brabec

as

Zdeněk Hodr

as

Jindřich Narenta

as

Heda Škrdlantová

as Emperor's Niece

Marie Popelková

as

Naďa Konvalinková

as

Ivo Niederle

as

Josef Burda

as

Zdena Burdová

as

Marcela Baťková

as

Viktor Maurer

as

Ladislav Frej

as

Adolf Filip

as

Ludmila Grossmannová

as

Anna Gabrielová

as

Ladislav Gzela

as

Karel Hovorka

as

František Hanzlík

as

Zdeněk Hess

as

Jana Hermachová

as

Helena Jehličková

as

Karel Anderle

as

Václav Formánek

as

Miloslav Průša

as

Josef Šolc

as

Josef Červinka

as

Zdena Dančíková

as

Jana Gýrová

as

Stanislav Juna

as

Emil Iserle

as

Jan Kotva

as

Jana Hana Duffková

as

Petr Svojtka

as

Vladimír Pospíšil

as

Alena Janošková

as

Ilona Jirotková

as

Josef Janoušek

as

Julie Jenšíková

as

Jan Kanyza

as

Tomáš Töpfer

as

Jana Posseltová

as

Marta Richterová

as

Eduard Pavlíček

as

Stanislav Němec

as

Jiřina Hladíková

as

Eva Rubínová

as

Josef Šebek

as

Vladimír Štros

as

Zdeněk Skalický

as

Ladislava Tschamundjiová

as

Ivan Chrz

as

Zdeněk Houška

as

Petr Lebeda

as

František Plecháček

as

M. Lhotský

as

Milan Procházka

as

Alois Vachek

as

Luka Rubanovičová

as

Jiří Wohanka

as

Pavel Jiras

as

Jindřiška Gabriela Preissová

as

Luděk Svoboda

as

Jiřina Zemanová

as

Vítězslav Brandejský

as Musician

František Hotový

as Musician

František Javůrek

as Musician

Zdeněk Kodat

as Musician

Karel Koš

as Musician

Vilém Linke

as Musician

Čestmír Preclík

as Musician

Zdeněk Šimůnek

as Musician

Alois Zouhar

as Musician

Jindřich Čmugr

as Musician

Václav Sedlák

as Musician

Vladimír Svoboda

as Musician

A. Vališ

as Musician

Regina Kociánová

as

Helena Postránecká

as

Jana Kolenatá

as

Václav Kovařík

as

O. Pobuda

as

František Miroslav Doubrava

as

Ladislav Kazda

as

Viktor Očásek

as

Josef Coufal

as

Zdeněk Janata

as Waiter

Ilja Racek

as Commentary (voice)

M. Banseth

as Waiter

J. Komberec

as Waiter

L. Koulík

as Waiter

J. Lederer

as Waiter

R. Pěkný

as Waiter

I. Šlár

as Waiter

M. Havelka

as Karel VII.

E. Saudková

as Ms. Sorel

M. Šamalová

as Red-haired Girl

Hana Čížková

as

Renée Nachtigallová

as

Milena Steinmasslová

as

Zdenka Procházková

as Emperor's Niece (voice)