XC / Nov 28, 1969
A Ridiculous Gentleman (1969)
Directed by Karel Kachyňa
1h 21minruntime
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Plot
When a noted professor receives a new treatment for his heart ailment, his outlook on life changes. Despite doctor's orders, he is determined to live out his final days on his own terms and fulfill his fantasies. He saves the life of a young woman who tries to kill herself after his recovery from heart surgery in this symbolic story of a man trying to determine his own fate in his last days alive.
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Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Směšný pán |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Filmové studio Barrandov |
| Release date | 28 novembre 1969 |
| Executive producer | Erich Švabík |
| Writer | Jan Procházka, Karel Kachyňa |
| Editing | Miroslav Hájek |
| Cinematography | Josef Pávek, Karel Hejsek |
| Assistant directors | Jaroslava Čapková, Karel Brchel, Milada Mikešová, Karel Kachyňa |
| Camera operators | Karel Hejsek, Josef Pávek |
| Additional photography | Josef Pávek, Karel Hejsek |
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| Production design | Oldřich Okáč, Čestmír Diviš, Antonín Šimral, Ladislav Winkelhöfer, Vladimír Ježek |
| Art direction | Čestmír Diviš, Oldřich Okáč, Antonín Šimral, Ladislav Winkelhöfer, Vladimír Ježek |
| Set decoration | Čestmír Diviš, Ladislav Winkelhöfer, Vladimír Ježek, Oldřich Okáč, Antonín Šimral |
| Music | Zdeněk Liška, Jiří Lenoch, František Belfín |
| Sound | Jiří Lenoch, František Belfín, Zdeněk Liška |
| Costume design | Irena Greifová, M. Dostálová, Rudolf Buneš, Anna Volšičková, Stanislav Petřek, Dagmar Krausová |
| Makeup | M. Dostálová, Rudolf Buneš, Anna Volšičková, Stanislav Petřek, Irena Greifová, Dagmar Krausová |
| Hairstyling | M. Dostálová, Rudolf Buneš, Anna Volšičková, Stanislav Petřek, Irena Greifová, Dagmar Krausová |
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