Tough Luck
Category
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmmediumOriginal title
MalérCzech title
MalérEnglish title
Tough LuckSynopsis
Commercial traveller Traps is forced to stop at an unfamiliar village after his car breaks down. The owner of the house where Traps asks for help is extremely accommodating. Repairing the car will take until the following day and he offers the young man a bed for the night. The host is a retired judge and the friends he has asked over for dinner are his former colleagues. They invite the unexpected guest to play a mock-court game with them. It's a game they play together from time to time, but their rules don't always follow the country's criminal law - for instance, they approve of the death sentence. Over excellent food and wine and convivial entertainment, the judges extract many ugly details from the suspect Traps, who has so far considered himself entirely blameless. One year before, the young man took advantage of his attractive looks to seduce his superior's wife. The boss was so shocked at the revelation of his wife's infidelity that he died prematurely of a heart attack. With the boss no longer in the way of Traps's career, the young subordinate took up his position. The state prosecutor qualifies the act as premeditated murder. Intoxicated with the wine and the general atmosphere of pathos, Traps is willing to repent his act and accept the punishment. In the morning, the men go to Traps's room. But the trap they have set up there is empty. Settled contentedly in his car, Traps continues his journey.
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Cast
Petr Kostka
obchodní cestující Alfred Traps
Valtr Taub
soudce
Jiří Holý
státní návladní Kurt Zorn
Eduard Dubský
obhájce Kummer
Bořivoj Navrátil
kat Pilet
Miriam Kantorková
hospodyně
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Malér /Die Panne/ – povídka)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Stanislav Bukovský, Jaroslav Brabec
Production Designer
Costume Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Jindřich Ujčík
Pedagogical management
Jiří Sequens (režie), Jan Kališ (kamera), Vladimír Volf (produkce), Josef Valušiak (střih)
Cooperation
Jiří Pech (vrchní osvětlovač), Alena Karešová, Petr Svoboda, Karel Štorkán, Jarmila Třísková
Music
Music Composed by
archivní
Music Advisor
Songs
Rock around the Clock
Song Composer Max C. Freedman
Writer of Lyrics Jimmy DeKnight
Singer Bill Haley
Production info
Original Title
Malér
Czech Title
Malér
English Title
Tough Luck
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
comedy
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1977
Production Year
1977
Production
Technical info
Duration typology
medium length film
Duration in minutes
40 min
Original length in metres
1 125 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
