Čintamani & podvodník

Čintamani & podvodník

1965 · ★ 8.0 · Comedy, Crime

Two short stories by Karel Čintamani a ptáci An avid collector of carpets, MUDr. Vitásek discovers a unique piece in Mrs. Severýnová's junk shop - a Persian carpet with a pattern of birds. As a connoisseur, he knows that there are only three of these carpets in existence and they are all owned by different monarchs. Severyn has no idea how rare it is, but the carpet is not for sale. It was saved by the wealthy widow Zanelli, who travels all over the world and rarely visits Prague. Vitásek confides in his lawyer friend Bimbal and with his help tries to retrieve the rare piece. Tales of a marriage fraudster The police headquarters is on high alert as marriage frauds proliferate. The hallmark of the culprit is violin playing and gold teeth. Inspector Pigeon of the train service eventually apprehends the fraudster, Vincent Plichta. The serious criminal doesn't resist arrest, he just bills the costs and goes to serve his sentence. After a while, marriage fraud is reported again.

Directed by Jiří Krejčík · Written by Jiří Krejčík

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Vladimír Šmeral sběratel MUDr. Vitásek
František Filipovský JUDr. Bimbal / vyšetřující komisař František Karas
Olga Scheinpflugová vetešnice Alžběta Severýnová / majitelka uzenářství
Jarmila Kronbauerová majitelka koberce Eleonora Zanelli
Zora Polanová společnice / svědkyně
Ludmila Roubíková domovnice u Zanelliové / zámožná vdova
Josef Hlinomaz lupič / průvodčí
Iva Janžurová služka s pivem
Vladimír Menšík opilec
Václav Trégl domovník
Karel Hovorka komorník / tajný
Jiřina Jirásková překladatelka

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