Crime ·Comedy · Czechoslovakia · 1941 · 1h 29m

The Hard Life of an Adventurer

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Director
Martin Frič
Cast
Otomar Korbelář as Fred Flok alias Konzul Binder alias Komisar Niklas alias Ing. Benda Ladislav Pešek as Karel Kryspín alias Charles Crispin Adina Mandlová as Helena Rohanová Jaroslav Marvan as Tichý, policejní inspektor Karel Dostal as Dr. Seidl Karel Černý as
Crew
Jaroslav Blažek — Director of Photography Jan Kohout — Editor Eman Fiala — Original Music Composer Karel Steklý — Screenplay Josef Gruss — Screenplay Vladimír Tůma — Story
Synopsis

A writer of pulp crime novels is drawn into a series of real crimes. This film was one of the first Czech attempts on a genre parody.

Mood & Themes
mystery writer
Key Collaborators
Martin Frič Director Jaroslav Blažek Director of Photography Jan Kohout Editor Eman Fiala Original Music Composer Karel Steklý Screenplay Josef Gruss Screenplay Vladimír Tůma Story Alois Mecera Production Design
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