Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy (1952)
Four short stories by the greatest Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek. "Soup for Poor Children" tells the story of how Prince Robert himself cooked soup for poor children, "Meeting of the Municipal Council in Mejdlovary" is the history of filling the position of municipal policeman, "Trampotes of Mr. Tenkrát" shows how strange events lead to marriage and promotion, "Revolt of the Convict Šejba" depicts the victorious fight of the convict Šejba for a dumpling for ministering at mass.
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Cast
- František Smolík — kníže Robert
- Růžena Šlemrová — kněžna
- Jaroslav Vojta — Pazourek
- Josef Kemr — učitel
- Bedřich Vrbský — Komorník
- Vladimír Bejval — Karel Malina
- Stanislav Šašek
- František Marek — Starosta
- Viktor Nejedlý — Clen zastupitelstva
- Václav Švec — Franz, sluha
- Richard Záhorský — Knez
- Jan Pivec — starosta
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