Why? (1987): Cast
Why? is a 1987 drama starring Karel Smyczek as Reporter, Jan Kraus and Jiří Langmajer. It runs 1 hour 26 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 26m (86 min)
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Czech - Studio
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Why? About?
The premise of Why? without spoilers.
Why? (Czech: Proč?) is a 1987 Czechoslovak drama directed by Karel Smyczek. It screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes in 1988. The film explores football hooliganism in Czechoslovakia, focusing on Sparta Prague supporters who pioneered fan riots as early as the 1960s, including notorious incidents such as breaking the trains used for away matches.
Why? Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- loud drunk
- discontent
- train compartment
- older brother
- nonlinear timeline
- escalation
- bad influence
- soccer stadium
- parent child conflict
- violence against a woman
- destruction
- rampage
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- football coach
- sex on a train
- bullying
- juvenile delinquent
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- train conductor
- underage drinking
- train station
- drunkenness
- teenage boy
- train
- football match
- football fan
- soccer fan
- train ride
- shouting
- hooliganism
- beer
- vandalism
- criminal court
- prague czechoslovakia
- social problem
- hooligan
- fan
- jumping on a train
- punk
- man vomits
- man hits a woman
- man slaps a woman
- soccer hooligan
- ripping clothes
- female topless nudity
- mob
- reference to heysel stadium disaster
- drinking beer
- interrogation
- feet on table
- prosecutor
Why? Cast & Characters
Karel Smyczek leads the cast as Reporter, with Jan Kraus as Football Fan and Jiří Langmajer as Jirka.
- Karel Smyczek as Reporter
- Jan Kraus as Football Fan
- Jiří Langmajer as Jirka
- Miloslav Štibich as Train Passenger
Also Starring in Why?
· 80 more- Martin Dejdar Sury
- Michal Suchánek Drunken Football Fan
- Antonín Jedlička Man in a car
- Oldřich Navrátil
- Bohumil Koška
- Miriam Kantorková
- Gabriela Wilhelmová
- Jiří Zahajský Marie's Father (voice)
- David Schneider
- Zdeněk Dušek
- Emma Černá
- Vladimír Pospíšil
- Valentina Thielová
- Martin Sobotka Michal
- Stanislav Hájek
- Jan Vlasák
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- Pavlína Mourková Marie
- Leoš Suchařípa
- Viktor Nejedlý
- Jan Potměšil Milan
- Bořík Procházka
- Gaston Šubert
- Daniel Landa Pavel
- Josef Šebek
- Igor Smržík
- Miloš Kohout Football Manager
- Pavel Vangeli
- Zdeněk Pecháček
- Miloslav Mejzlík
- Eva Řepíková
- Ladislav Brothánek
- Miroslav Grác
- Josef Kubíček
- Jiří Smutný
- Ladislav Jakim
- Zdeněk Tomeš
- Boris Halmi
- Karel Sekera
- Rudolf Stärz
- Karel Pospíšil
- Kateřina Besserová
- Jiří Samek
- Milka Zimková
- Daniel Heyna Větrovský
- Alena Štréblová
- Josef Carda
- Adolf Kohuth
- Christian Thuri
- Vlasta Mecnarowská
- Martina Samková
- Zdeněk Mlčoch
- Roman Holý
- Tomáš Karger
- Petr Voříšek
- Václav Hrůza
- Marek Tomažič
- Miloš Bílý
- Radoslav Bartoník
- Vladimír Kudla
- Igor Chaun
- Petr Vachler
- Pavel Zvarič
- Markéta Zmožková
- Eva Lecchiová
- Vladislava Macháčková
- Kateřina Šavlíková
- Radek John
- Milan Vágner
- Markéta Kočvarová
- Michal Kaizr
- Daniel Malaniuk
- P. Martinec
- P. Hejný
- Jaroslava Keslová
- Václav Matějka
- Petr Němec
- Jiří Ulrich
- V. Hošek
- P. Pelíšek
- J. Kočí
Why? Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Perché?” and “Prečo?”.
- Also known as
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- Perché?
- Prečo?
- Varför?
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Why? FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Why?, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Why??
Why? runs 1 hour 26 minutes (86 minutes).
When was Why? released?
Why? was released on October 1, 1987.
Who is in the cast of Why??
Why? stars Karel Smyczek as Reporter, Jan Kraus as Football Fan and Jiří Langmajer as Jirka, among 84 credited actors.
Does Why? have a post-credit scene?
No. Why? has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Why? in?
The original language of Why? is Czech.
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