The Gentle Barbarian
The Gentle Barbarian

The Gentle Barbarian

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1990
1h 28m
4.5(4 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

A commemorative and essayistic meditative piece on the Prague quarter Libeň during the 1950s.

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Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast & Crew

44 members
Acting

Bolek Polívka

Vladimír

Bolek Polívka
Acting

Jiří Menzel

Doktor

Jiří Menzel
Acting

Arnošt Goldflam

Egon

Arnošt Goldflam
Acting

Ivana Chýlková

Tereza

Ivana Chýlková
Acting

Evelyna Steimarová

výčepní Marie

Evelyna Steimarová
Acting

Valerie Kaplanová

paní Šulcová

Valerie Kaplanová
Acting

Jaromír Hanzlík

pan Nejedlo

Jaromír Hanzlík
Acting

Lenka Termerová

Unknown Role

Lenka Termerová
Acting

Rudolf Hrušínský

opilec

Rudolf Hrušínský
Acting

Luba Skořepová

žena s kočárkem

Luba Skořepová
Acting

Miroslava Pleštilová

nevěsta

Miroslava Pleštilová
Acting

Pavel Nový

saniťák

Pavel Nový
Acting

Pavel Zedníček

saniťák

Pavel Zedníček
Writing

Vlastimil Venclík

Unknown Role

Vlastimil Venclík
Acting

Jan Kehár

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Leoš Suchařípa

Art Historian

Leoš Suchařípa
Acting

Jiří Hálek

muž z ulice

Jiří Hálek
Acting

Antonín Zacpal

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Ivan Vyskočil

Unknown Role

Ivan Vyskočil
Acting

Jiří Novotný

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Jan Schmid

Unknown Role

Jan Schmid
Acting

Miloslav Štibich

příslušník

No Image
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Helena Bártlová

Unknown Role

No Image
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Ladislav Brothánek

Unknown Role

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Crew

Růžena Jedličková

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Jiří Schmiedt

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Uršula Kluková

Unknown Role

Uršula Kluková
Acting

Zdeněk Srstka

Waiter

Zdeněk Srstka
Acting

Filip Smoljak

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Gustav Vondráček

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Petra Hanžlíková

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Miloslav Čížek

Unknown Role

Miloslav Čížek
Acting

Lea Bernhardtová

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Alena Fischerová

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Milan Charvát

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Naděžda Kreclová

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Vladimír Salač

Unknown Role

Vladimír Salač
Acting

Josef Vondráček

Unknown Role

No Image
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J. Vonášek

Unknown Role

No Image
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Zdeněk Hess

Unknown Role

No Image
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Růžena Rudnická

Unknown Role

Růžena Rudnická
Acting

Jaroslav Kyncl

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Stanislav Tříska

Unknown Role

Stanislav Tříska
Acting

B. Gajdoš

Unknown Role

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