Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
At the beginning of the 20th century, a film projectionist tours through Bohemian villages and dreams of opening a cinema in Prague. He allies himself with a young cameraman (played by Jiří Menzel), who in turn has a dream: He longs for true-to-life films that deal with the reality of people. Menzel's Those Wonderful Movie Cranks is one of the most beautiful tributes to the pioneers of the silent era, and the film is also a melancholic reflection on necessary concessions.
Credits
| Original Title | Those Wonderful Movie Cranks |
|---|---|
| Title | Those Wonderful Movie Cranks |
| Directed by | Jiri Menzel |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Year | 1978 |
| Screenplay | Jirí Menzel, Oldrich Vlcek |
| Film Editing | Jirí Brozek |
| Soundtrack | Jirí Sust |
| Cinematography | Jaromír Sofr |
| Sound | Milan Novotny |
| Costumes | Theodor Pistek |
| Production Design | Zbynek Hloch, Jirí Menzel |
| Production | Jan Suster |
| Formats | DCP |
| Runtime | 90 min. |
| Language | Tschechisch/d/f |
| Cast | Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlasta Fabiánová, Blazena Holisová, Vladimír Mensík, Jirí Menzel |
Credits
| Original Title | Those Wonderful Movie Cranks |
|---|---|
| Title | Those Wonderful Movie Cranks |
| Directed by | Jiri Menzel |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Year | 1978 |
| Screenplay | Jirí Menzel, Oldrich Vlcek |
| Film Editing | Jirí Brozek |
| Soundtrack | Jirí Sust |
| Cinematography | Jaromír Sofr |
| Sound | Milan Novotny |
| Costumes | Theodor Pistek |
|---|---|
| Production Design | Zbynek Hloch, Jirí Menzel |
| Production | Jan Suster |
| Formats | DCP |
| Runtime | 90 min. |
| Language | Tschechisch/d/f |
| Cast | Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlasta Fabiánová, Blazena Holisová, Vladimír Mensík, Jirí Menzel |
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Press voices
«Wenn man bei uns von „dem tschechischen Film“ spricht, meint man das Genre des Menzel-Films, diese merkwürdigste Verbindung von Weltweisheit, Einfalt, Bosheit, Poesie und Witz.» Tagesspiegel