The Actor’s Pipe

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1966

Production year

1966

Category

povídka

Genre

comedy, short-story

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Original title

Dýmka hercova

Czech title

Dýmka hercova

English title

The Actor’s Pipe

Synopsis

Actor couple George and Mary are engaged to play the leading roles in the film People and Wolves. The film's action takes place in the milieu of fur hunters. George buys himself a pipe "worthy of a great actor". He gets exceedingly accustomed to his role of the jealous husband and causes problems throughout the shoot. He even beats up his film rival Poker once. The production company finally fires George and Mary. Even this is not enough to bring George back to reality and, when he finds Mary in Poker's arms, he shoots his adversary. He is sentenced to death. Before his execution, still convinced that he is taking part in a film story, he puts away his pipe so as to prevent its smoke hiding his face in the moment of death.

Cast

Walter Giller

Voice by Miloš Kopecký
herec George Randy

Gitte Haenning /ž/

Voice by Jiřina Jirásková
herečka Mary, Randyho žena

Juraj Herz

herec William Poker, hrající Joea

Václav Lohniský

filmový režisér

Jaroslav Štercl

herec Jurs, hrající překupníka kožešin

Josef Hlinomaz

vetešník

Stanislav Litera

pomocný filmový režisér

Nadja Tiller /ž/

žena ve vězení

Adolf Filip

policista

Vladimír Ptáček

člen filmového štábu

Josef Elsner

člen filmového štábu

Production info

Original Title

Dýmka hercova

Czech Title

Dýmka hercova

English Title

The Actor’s Pipe

Category

povídka

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy, short-story

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1966

Production Year

1966

Copyright Holders

Státní fond audiovize

Technical info

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,66, 1:2,35

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

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