Music · Czechoslovakia · 1975 · 2h 16m

A Star Is Falling Upwards

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Director

Cast

Karel Gott as Švanda Jitka Molavcová as Dorotka Josef Somr as Vocílka Jiří Sovák as Kalenda Vladimír Ráž as Zuzana Kocúriková as

Crew

Jan Kališ — Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek — Editor Ladislav Štaidl — Original Music Composer Václav Nývlt — Screenplay Jiří Štaidl — Screenplay Ladislav Rychman — Screenplay

Synopsis

Švand, a room painter from Strakonice, begins a dizzying career as a pop music star, but he soon discovers that fame is not the most important thing in life or what he is looking for and what he longs for in life.

Mood & Themes

musical based on play or musical love singer betrayal fame house painter

Key Collaborators

Ladislav Rychman Director Jan Kališ Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek Editor Ladislav Štaidl Original Music Composer Václav Nývlt Screenplay Jiří Štaidl Screenplay Ladislav Rychman Screenplay Ladislav Rychman Story Jiří Štaidl Story Oldřich Bosák Production Design Irena Greifová Costume Design

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