Comedy · Czechoslovakia · 1942 · 1h 25m

Fish out of Water

Ryba na suchu

Fish out of Water poster
Director
Vladimír Slavínský
Cast
Vlasta Burian as František Ryba Marie Štrosová-Steinerová as Anči, Rybova dcera Vítězslav Vejražka as Ing. František Pánek Jaroslav Marvan as Jaroslav Horánek, starosta Zdeňka Baldová as starostova žena Dagmar Lehovcová as starostova dcera Pepička
Crew
Ferdinand Pečenka — Director of Photography Antonín Zelenka — Editor Roman Blahník — Original Music Composer Vladimír Slavínský — Screenplay Jan Zázvorka — Production Design
Synopsis

Ryba, the owner of a boat rental shop and ferryman, has lived his entire life in a house by the river, which often becomes fatal for swimmers and suicides. However, because Ryba saves many drowning people, he becomes a very popular figure in the entire region.

Mood & Themes
based on play or musical
Key Collaborators
Vladimír Slavínský Director Ferdinand Pečenka Director of Photography Antonín Zelenka Editor Roman Blahník Original Music Composer Vladimír Slavínský Screenplay Jan Zázvorka Production Design
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