France / May 12, 1963 / Cannes Film Festival
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
While old Oliva tells a group of children about his life as a sailor and how he met Diana and her cat with sunglasses, a strange circus arrives in town.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vlasta Chramostová | Marjánka |
| Alena Kreuzmannová | Gossipy Woman |
| Stella Zázvorková | Růžena |
| Jaroslav Mareš | Restaurant Manager |
| Jana Werichová | Restaurant Manager's Wife |
| Ladislav Fialka | Thief |
| Karel Vrtiška | Miller |
| Václav Babka | SNB Officer |
| Michal Pospíšil | Joska |
| Antonín Krčmář | Olda |
| Pavel Brodský | Petříček |
| Dana Dubanská | Jindřiška |
| Alena Bradáčová | Unfaithful Mistress (uncredited) |
| Vítězslav Černý | Fat Man in Love (uncredited) |
| Ludmila Kovářová | Girl With a Rose (uncredited) |
| Miloslav Janovský | Man With a Red Hat (uncredited) |
| Jiří Kaftan | Man in Love (uncredited) |
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| Zdeňka Kratochvílová | Girl in Love (uncredited) |
| Hana Lamková | Black Theater Member #1 (uncredited) |
| Josef Lamka | Black Theater Member #2 (uncredited) |
| Naděžda Munzarová | Black Theater Member #3 (uncredited) |
| Jiří Středa | Black Theater Member #4 (uncredited) |
| Eva Středová | Black Theater Member #5 (uncredited) |
| Josef Podsedník | Black Theater Member #6 (uncredited) |
| Jaroslava Zelenková | Black Theater Member #7 (uncredited) |
| Jarmila Orlová | Purple Wife (uncredited) |
| Ivan Lukeš | Purple Husband (uncredited) |
| Božena Fialková | Wandering Girl (uncredited) |
| Luka Rubanovičová | Girl in Love (uncredited) |
| Josef Pivoňka | Young Man (uncredited) |
| Miloslav Šindler | Grey Husband (uncredited) |
| Luďa Marešová | Grey Wife (uncredited) |
| Vladimír Dvořák | County Official (uncredited) |
| Richard Weber | Yellow Husband (uncredited) |
| Otto Sattler | Fiddler (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Až přijde kocour |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Filmové studio Barrandov |
| Release date | 20 settembre 1963 |
| Executive producer | Bohumil Šmída |
| Writer | Vojtěch Jasný, Jiří Brdečka, Ladislav Fikar |
| Editing | Jan Chaloupek, Jana Šimůnková |
| Cinematography | Jaroslav Kučera, Rudolf Milič, Miroslav Ondříček, Milada Krůtová, Karel Ješátko |
| Assistant directors | Ota Koval, Zdenka Karlovská, Zdenka Pešulová, Eliška Kolaříková, Ivan Passer, Vojtěch Jasný |
| Lighting | František Brůček |
| Camera operators | Miroslav Ondříček, Rudolf Milič, Milada Krůtová, Karel Ješátko, Jaroslav Kučera |
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| Additional photography | Rudolf Milič, Miroslav Ondříček, Milada Krůtová, Karel Ješátko, Jaroslav Kučera |
| Production design | Oldřich Bosák, Jiří Rulík, Bohumil Nový, Ladislav Krbec |
| Art direction | Jiří Rulík, Bohumil Nový, Ladislav Krbec, Oldřich Bosák |
| Set decoration | Jiří Rulík, Ladislav Krbec, Bohumil Nový, Oldřich Bosák |
| Special effects | Jaroslav Kučera, Vladimír Dvořák |
| Music | Svatopluk Havelka, Antonín Jedlička, František Belfín, Jaromír Svoboda, Dobroslav Šrámek, Bohumír Brunclík |
| Sound | Antonín Jedlička, František Belfín, Jaromír Svoboda, Dobroslav Šrámek, Bohumír Brunclík, Svatopluk Havelka |
| Costume design | Vladimír Dvořák, František Pilný, Marie Hrdličková, Božena Nová, Gustav Hrdlička, František Zapletal |
| Makeup | František Pilný, Marie Hrdličková, Božena Nová, Gustav Hrdlička, František Zapletal, Vladimír Dvořák |
| Hairstyling | František Pilný, Marie Hrdličková, Božena Nová, Gustav Hrdlička, František Zapletal, Vladimír Dvořák |
Release dates
Premiere
Switzerland / Jul 17, 1963 / Locarno Film Festival
Australia / May 19, 1964 / Adelaide Film Festival
United States / Jun 17, 1967 / Festival of New Czechoslovak Cinema, Museum of Modern Art, NYC
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Taiwan / Jul 24, 2022 / Golden Horse Classic Film Festival
Limited release
Denmark / Dec 28, 1963 / Copenhagen
United States / Jul 06, 1990
Czechia / Jan 12, 2006 / Re-release
Theatrical release
XC / Sep 20, 1963
Romania / Dec 09, 1963
Hungary / Mar 05, 1964
Finland / Mar 13, 1964
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Russia / May 11, 1964
Physical media
France / Nov 20, 2009 / DVD
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