How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1975): Cast
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer is a 1975 fantasy comedy directed by Václav Vorlíček, starring Miloš Kopecký as hlavní český vodník Wassermann, Libuše Šafránková and František Filipovský. It runs 2 hours.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h (120 min)
- Director
- Václav Vorlíček
- Original language
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Czech - Studio
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer About?
The premise of How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer without spoilers.
Water spirits still linger in Prague, led by Mr. Wassermann, who forces his wife's family into servitude to protect their old riverside house. When the building is slated for demolition, they plot to drown the responsible Dr. Mrácek. He falls for Wassermann’s niece Jana, transforms into a fish, is mistaken for a German water spirit, drowns, revives, and faces bizarre obstacles like flour with ears.
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- disembodied foot
- foot cut off
- czech scientist
- unconventional family
- disposing of a body part
- czech science fiction
- scientific discovery
- slapstick comedy
- psychotronic film
- man wears a swimsuit
- fainting
- science
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- fainting man
- steamboat
- murder
- hospital room
- hit on the head
- metamorphosis
- merman
- fish tank
- fat woman
- obese woman
- overweight woman
- secret relationship
- wet clothes
- hit on the head with a bottle
- man in a bathtub
- male in a bathtub
- woman in a bathtub
- female in bathtub
- female in a bathtub
- invitation
- visitor
- visit
- missing woman
- teenager
- domineering aunt
- teenage girl
- flour
- magic stick
- cabriolet
- domineering wife
- german in prague
- campfire
- character's point of view camera shot
- policeman
- bus
- murderous scheme
- foot injury
- accident
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer Cast & Characters
Miloš Kopecký leads the cast as hlavní český vodník Wassermann, with Libuše Šafránková as Jana Vodičková and František Filipovský as správce půjčovny loděk, Bertík Vodička. Directed by Václav Vorlíček; 70 actors are credited in all.
- Director Václav Vorlíček
- Miloš Kopecký as hlavní český vodník Wassermann
- Libuše Šafránková as Jana Vodičková
- František Filipovský as správce půjčovny loděk, Bertík Vodička
- Jiří Lír as Křeček
Also Starring in How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer
· 66 more- Vladimír Menšík Karel Vodička, plavčík
- Míla Myslíková Matylda, Wassermannova žena
- Stella Zázvorková doc. Mráčková, Jindřichova matka
- Jaromír Hanzlík JUDr. Jindřich Mráček
- Gabriela Wilhelmová ošetřovatelka Růženka, Karlova přítelkyně
- Mirko Musil
- Karel Engel
- Lubomír Kostelka
- Oldřich Velen
- Karel Hovorka
- Karel Augusta
- Jan Kraus
- Jan Cmíral
- Zdeněk Řehoř potápěč Alois Vodička, Janin otec
- Vlastimil Hašek chirurg Honza, Jindřichův kamarád
- Čestmír Řanda
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- Jiřina Bílá
- Jiří Hrzán vodník Thomas
- Zdeněk Skalický
- Zdeněk Braunschläger
- Miloslav Homola
- Luďa Marešová
- Miloš Vavruška
- Vítězslav Černý
- Raoul Schránil
- Stanislav Hájek
- Miroslav Svoboda
- Ludvík Wolf
- Vladimír Ptáček
- Karel Houska
- Adolf Filip
- Milena Steinmasslová
- Arnošt Proschek
- Miroslav Masopust vodník Rolf
- Eva Hnátková Dancer
- František Miroslav Doubrava
- Jitka Nováková Dancer
- Bert Schneider
- Dáša Neblechová
- Bedřich Prokoš
- Karel Vavřík
- Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková Polly, Wassermannova dcera
- Ilona Jirotková
- Václav Štercl
- Lucie Žulová
- Jan Krafka
- Zdeněk Šimůnek Musician
- Kristina Márová Dancer
- Max Kulhavý Musician
- Rudolf Růžička
- Petr Hanus
- Miroslav Čermák
- František Horáček
- Miloslav Kučaba Musician
- Jiří Stárek Musician
- Evžen Straka Musician
- Gustav Bubník
- Valérie Čižmárová
- Jan Janků
- Jiří Vašků
- Karel Schumpeter
- Jaromír Laštovka
- Jaroslav Sús
- Jiří Suchánek
- Antonín Filípek
- Pavel Kužela
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More films directed by Václav Vorlíček: Max, Sally and the Magic Phone, Tomáš and the Falcon King, Queen of the Lake and The Magic Book.
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How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer, each answered in a sentence.
How long is How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer?
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer runs 2 hours (120 minutes).
When was How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer released?
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer was released on March 1, 1975.
Who directed How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer?
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer was directed by Václav Vorlíček.
More films by Václav Vorlíček Who is in the cast of How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer?
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer stars Miloš Kopecký as hlavní český vodník Wassermann, Libuše Šafránková as Jana Vodičková and František Filipovský as správce půjčovny loděk, Bertík Vodička, among 70 credited actors.
Does How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer have a post-credit scene?
No. How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer in?
The original language of How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer is Czech.
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