The Best Man of All

Overview

A Czech satirical comedy set around 1900. The inhabitants of the small town of Pětice are excited by a mysterious package that is to be delivered to the best person in the village. Of course, all members of the town council claim the title of best person. In the end, it turns out that it was a cleverly thought-out prank intended to reveal the true character of the "better people" of the town.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 25, 1954

Original language

Czech

Spoken languages

Czech

Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production

Studio uměleckého filmu Praha

Cast

Josef Hlinomaz,Jiří Vršťala,Robert Morávek,Marie Svobodová,Ota Motyčka,Stanislav Neumann,Felix le Breux,Jarmila Beránková,Vlasta Burian,Antonín Jedličkaand 30 more

Director

Václav Wasserman,Ivo Novák

Writer

František Vlček,Václav Wasserman,Josef Neuberg,Ivo Novák,Václav Štech

Cinematography

Josef Střecha

Music

Julius Kalaš

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0308641