The Best Man of All (1954)

7.5/10 109 min Comedy

Overview

A Czech satirical comedy set around 1900. The inhabitants of the small town of Pětice are excited by a mysterious package that is to be delivered to the best person in the village. Of course, all members of the town council claim the title of best person. In the end, it turns out that it was a cleverly thought-out prank intended to reveal the true character of the "better people" of the town.

Cast

Vlasta Burian

Čeněk Plíšek

Václav Vydra

starosta Bublich

Jiřina Šejbalová

starostova žena

Věra Bublíková

Otylka, daughter of the Bublichs

Felix le Breux

stavitel Josef Kopr

Světla Svozilová

Koprová

Lubomír Lipský

Arnostek

Miloš Kopecký

lekárník Valérian Kýla

Jarmila Beránková

Kanerová

Josef Hlinomaz

statkár Halaburda

Darja Hajská

Halaburdová

Stanislav Neumann

listonos Choura

Gustav Hilmar

soukromník Serpán - komentár

Josef Kemr

Cukner

Dana Medřická

Malvína Kolenatá

Jaroslav Mareš

hodinár Frantisek Vích

Bohuš Hradil

Marcan (as B. Hradil)

Míla Myslíková

Kveta Marcanová

Eman Fiala

obecní strázník Trunecek

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