Přísně tajné premiéry

Přísně tajné premiéry

1968 · ★ 7.0 · Crime, Comedy

A crime writer is accused of being too imaginative and his ideas unworkable, but everything changes when an international criminal demands his professional cooperation. The somewhat freaked out and disbelieving hero is also surprised to discover that his own wife has unsuspected criminal tendencies...

Directed by Martin Frič · Written by František Daniel

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The TrapThe Trap · 1950
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Zaostřit prosím!Zaostřit prosím! · 1956
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Life Is a DogLife Is a Dog · 1933
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The Hard Life of an AdventurerThe Hard Life of an Adventurer · 1941
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