Documentary · Czechoslovakia · 1988 · 20m

Oil Gobblers

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Director
Jan Svěrák
Cast
Lubomír Beneš as Bauer Jiří Němec as Mráz Ivo Kašpar as Soukup Jan Rokyta as Navrátil Emil Nedbal as Nedbal Čestmír Řanda as Commentary (voice)
Crew
Ladislav Štěpán — Director of Photography Jan Sládek — Editor Jan Svěrák — Writer
Synopsis

A zoologist and a biochemist go out into an oilfield with a cameraman and filmmaker to observe and study the elusive oil gobblers.

Mood & Themes
mockumentary
Key Collaborators
Jan Svěrák Director Ladislav Štěpán Director of Photography Jan Sládek Editor Jan Svěrák Writer
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