The Best Man of All (1954)
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.
The Best Man of AllComedy
Cast
- Vlasta Burian — Čeněk Plíšek
- Václav Vydra — starosta Bublich
- Jiřina Šejbalová — starostova žena
- Věra Bublíková — Otylka, daughter of the Bublichs
- Felix le Breux — stavitel Josef Kopr
- Světla Svozilová — Koprová
- Lubomír Lipský — Arnostek
- Miloš Kopecký — lekárník Valérian Kýla
- Oldřich Musil — velkouzenár Josef Kanera
- Jarmila Beránková — Kanerová
- Josef Hlinomaz — statkár Halaburda
- Darja Hajská — Halaburdová
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