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How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

6.6

1975•2h

There are still water spirits among us. One group lives in Prague, led by Mr. Wassermann, who is using his wife's family as a servants. All they need is their old house near the river. But the house is to be demolished. They have to stop it. And the only way is to drown Dr. Mrácek, who is responsible for the demolition. But he falls in love with Wassermann's niece Jana. He changes to fish, is mistaken for water spirit from Germany, is drowned and revived again. The other problem is the flour with ears... and so on...

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Photo of Libuše Šafránková

Libuše Šafránková

Jana Vodičková

Photo of Jaromír Hanzlík

Jaromír Hanzlík

JUDr. Jindřich Mráček

Photo of František Filipovský

František Filipovský

správce půjčovny loděk, Bertík Vodička

Photo of Miloš Kopecký

Miloš Kopecký

hlavní český vodník Wassermann

Photo of Vladimír Menšík

Vladimír Menšík

Karel Vodička, plavčík

Photo of Zdeněk Řehoř

Zdeněk Řehoř

potápěč Alois Vodička, Janin otec

Photo of Stella Zázvorková

Stella Zázvorková

doc. Mráčková, Jindřichova matka

Photo of Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková

Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková

Polly, Wassermannova dcera

Photo of Čestmír Řanda

Čestmír Řanda

Photo of Míla Myslíková

Míla Myslíková

Matylda, Wassermannova žena

Photo of Vlastimil Hašek

Vlastimil Hašek

chirurg Honza, Jindřichův kamarád

Photo of Jiří Hrzán

Jiří Hrzán

vodník Thomas

Photo of Gabriela Wilhelmová

Gabriela Wilhelmová

ošetřovatelka Růženka, Karlova přítelkyně

Photo of Dáša Neblechová

Dáša Neblechová

Photo of Milena Steinmasslová

Milena Steinmasslová

Photo of Jiří Lír

Jiří Lír

Křeček

Photo of Lubomír Kostelka

Lubomír Kostelka

Photo of Bedřich Prokoš

Bedřich Prokoš

Photo of Oldřich Velen

Oldřich Velen

Photo of Mirko Musil

Mirko Musil

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