Hello, Fred the Beard

Hello, Fred the Beard

1978 · 94 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy, Music, Crime

The revue theater "Red Mill" is in crisis, the owner has no money to pay the salaries of the employees. When the bailiff hands the director an order to seize the theater's assets, an elegant gentleman engineer Fred Kampinos unexpectedly appears and offers his help.

Directed by Mieczysław Jahoda · Written by Ludwik Starski

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