How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

120 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | March 3, 1975

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...

How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

120 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | March 3, 1975

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...
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Jak utopit dr. Mráčka aneb Konec vodníků v Čechách
Directors Jaroslav Pour, Robert Vacík, Václav Vorlíček
Writers Vladimír Kalina, Petr Markov, Miloš Macourek, Václav Vorlíček

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

Míla Myslíková

as Matylda, Wassermannova žena

Vlastimil Hašek

as chirurg Honza, Jindřichův kamarád

Jiří Hrzán

as vodník Thomas

Miroslav Masopust

as vodník Rolf

Gabriela Wilhelmová

as ošetřovatelka Růženka, Karlova přítelkyně

Jiří Lír

as Křeček

Eva Hnátková

as Dancer

Kristina Márová

as Dancer

Jitka Nováková

as Dancer

Miloslav Kučaba

as Musician

Max Kulhavý

as Musician

Jiří Stárek

as Musician

Evžen Straka

as Musician

Zdeněk Šimůnek

as Musician