The Master of Ceremonies
Country
Czech RepublicCopyright
1996Production year
1996Premiere
2 May 1996Runtime
90 minDirector
Jiří VěrčákCategory
filmGenre
comedy, bitter comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
CeremoniářCzech title
CeremoniářEnglish title
The Master of CeremoniesSummary
This bitter comedy with elements of political satire was inspired by a true story. Taking place in the '50s, it describes the private revenge of a young man whose family paid a high price to the Communist regime.
Photos
Cast
Jan Hrušínský
František
Jana Paulová
Helenka
Jana Švandová
Grábová
Olga Schmidtová
matka
Jiří Krampol
zásobovač
Jiří Klem
šéf protokolu
Rostislav Kuba
šéf ochranky
Oldřich Vlček
šéf tajné služby
Milan Riehs
tajný
Ladislav Potměšil
ministerský předseda K.
František Němec
První muž ve státě
Bára Štěpánová
dcera Prvního
Jan Vala
vedoucí restaurace
Gabriela Wilhelmová
referentka
Ladislav Gerendáš
štamgast
Stanislav Bouchner
štamgast
Mojmír Maděrič
štamgast
Jaroslav Těšitel
kameraman
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Lucie Blažková
Based on
Eva Kantůrková (Černá hvězda – epizoda z románu)
Screenplay
Eva Kantůrková, Jiří Věrčák (spolupráce na scénáři)
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Ivan Ernyei, Marek Šíma, Dana Smržová
Costume Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Producer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
Václav Beneš (fotograf), Antonín Chundela, Filip Halaška, Taťjana Čížková, Josef Váňa, Petr Kantor, Norbert Riedhof, David Skoumal, Ing. Jiří Baloun, Tomáš Schlesinger, Petra Nováková, Soňa Arnoldová, Jan Šindler, Zdeněk Janda, Pavel Chalupný, Jan Rokos, Jaroslav Dašek, Petr Rošický, Zoja Kodešová
Music
Selected Music
Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Gustav Mahler, Josef Spitzer
Production info
Original Title
Ceremoniář
Czech Title
Ceremoniář
English Title
The Master of Ceremonies
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy, bitter comedy
Origin country
Czech Republic
Copyright
1996
Production Year
1996
Premiere
premiere 2 May 1996 /suitable for all ages/ (kino Lucerna a multiplex Galaxie, Praha)
Distribution slogan
You'll root for him and you'll fear him. Jan Hrušínský stars.
Production
Česká televize, TS Petra Kolihy (Česká televize)
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
90 min
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
