Pearls of the Deep
Pearls of the Deep

Pearls of the Deep

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1966
1h 47m
5.9(31 votes)
Comedy

Overview

A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the versatility of the movement’s directors. Based on stories by the legendary writer Bohumil Hrabal, the shorts range from the surreally chilling to the caustically observant to the casually romantic, but all have a cutting, wily view of the world.

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Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast & Crew

31 members
Acting

Pavla Maršálková

Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Ferdinand Krůta

Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Alois Vachek

Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Emil Iserle

Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Miroslav Nohýnek

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Slávka Španková

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Bohumil Hrabal

Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Bohumil Hrabal
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Jiří Menzel

Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Jiří Menzel
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Miloš Čtrnáctý

Patient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")

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František Havel

Patient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")

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Josef Hejl

Barber (segment "Podvodníci")

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Jan Vašák

Attendand (segment "Podvodníci")

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Jiří Reichl

Young Man with Fracture (segment "Podvodníci")

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Bohumil Hrabal

Man by the House (segment "Podvodníci")

Bohumil Hrabal
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Josefa Pechlátová

Mother (segment "Dům radosti")

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Václav Žák

Painter (segment "Dům radosti")

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Ivan Vyskočil

Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")

Ivan Vyskočil
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Antonín Pokorný

Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")

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Věra Mrázkova Segertová

Bride (segment "Automat Svět")

Věra Mrázkova Segertová
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Vladimír Boudník

Art Designer (segment "Automat Svět")

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Alžběta Laštovková

Barmaid (segment "Automat Svět")

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Václav Chochola

Policeman (segment "Automat Svět")

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Jan Vala

Handsome Man (segment "Automat Svět")

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K. Spejzová

Dead Woman (segment "Automat Svět")

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Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal (segment "Automat Svět")

Bohumil Hrabal
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Dana Valtová

Margitka, Gipsy (segment "Romance")

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Ivan Vyskočil

Gaston Košilka (segment "Romance")

Ivan Vyskočil
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Karel Jeřábek

Guard (segment "Romance")

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František Příhoda

Guard (segment "Romance")

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Bohumil Hrabal

Sleeping Man in a Tram (segment "Romance")

Bohumil Hrabal
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Ferdinand Krůta

Gaston's Foreman (segment "Romance")

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