Comedy ·History · Czechoslovakia · 1938 · 1h 25m

The Merry Wives

Cech panen kutnohorských

The Merry Wives poster
Director
Otakar Vávra
Cast
Zdeněk Štěpánek as Mikulas Dacicky of Heslov Ladislav Pešek as Ocko Václav Vydra as Wilhelm z Vřesovic Helena Friedlová as Ludmilla František Smolík as Alderman Triska Jiřina Šejbalová as Sofia Triska
Crew
Jan Roth — Director of Photography Antonín Zelenka — Editor Miloš Smatek — Original Music Composer Jaroslav Křička — Original Music Composer Zdeněk Štěpánek — Screenplay Otakar Vávra — Screenplay
Synopsis

A morally questionable lord comes to the aid of a working class man who is to be executed for speaking out about thieving rich scoundrels sticking it to the poor.

Mood & Themes
based on play or musical
Key Collaborators
Otakar Vávra Director Jan Roth Director of Photography Antonín Zelenka Editor Miloš Smatek Original Music Composer Jaroslav Křička Original Music Composer Zdeněk Štěpánek Screenplay Otakar Vávra Screenplay Zdeněk Štěpánek Story Štěpán Kopecký Production Design J. M. Gottlieb Costume Design
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