Metadata and production background of the Czechoslovak crime comedy.
Story Breakdown
Production Origin — Details about the film's original title and country of origin.
Original Title — The film was originally titled Kasaři.
Country of Origin — Produced in Czechoslovakia during the late 1950s.
Creative Team — Information regarding the director and screenwriter.
Director — Directed by Pavel Blumenfeld.
Screenwriter — Script originally written in Czech by Zdeněk Podskalský.
Cinematography & Editing — Technical crew responsible for visual and post-production work.
Cinematographer — Jiří Šafář served as the director of photography.
Editor — Miroslav Hájek handled the film editing.
Cast Ensemble — Overview of the main actors and supporting cast.
Lead Actors — Features Rudolf Hrušínský, Jiřina Bohdalová, and Ivan Palec.
Supporting Cast — Includes Lubomír Kostelka, Eduard Kohout, and Vladimír Pucholt.
Protagonist Focus — Key character information extracted from the reference.
Main Character — Fiala is identified as the protagonist.
Actor Portrayal — The role of Fiala is played by Ladislav Pešek.
Release Context — Information about the film's release year and historical placement.
Release Year — The film was released in 1958.
Czech Cinema Scale — Part of a growing catalog of over 1,350 Czech films by 2022.
A detective comedy about ex-cashiers who - except for one - have improved and lead a proper and peaceful life and mostly desperately resist the slightest reminder of their past. However, one of them, Josef Fiala, formerly known as Procházka, is one day asked to open a safe in the Sitex factory that has been slammed open with keys inside by careless employees. The operation goes well, but in time Fiala finds himself suspected of theft...
