Čintamani & podvodník (1965)

Two short stories by Karel Čintamani a ptáci An avid collector of carpets, MUDr. Vitásek discovers a unique piece in Mrs. Severýnová's junk shop - a Persian carpet with a pattern of birds. As a connoisseur, he knows that there are only three of these carpets in existence and they are all owned by different monarchs. Severyn has no idea how rare it is, but the carpet is not for sale. It was saved by the wealthy widow Zanelli, who travels all over the world and rarely visits Prague. Vitásek confides in his lawyer friend Bimbal and with his help tries to retrieve the rare piece. Tales of a marriage fraudster The police headquarters is on high alert as marriage frauds proliferate. The hallmark of the culprit is violin playing and gold teeth. Inspector Pigeon of the train service eventually apprehends the fraudster, Vincent Plichta. The serious criminal doesn't resist arrest, he just bills the costs and goes to serve his sentence. After a while, marriage fraud is reported again.
- Released
- 1965-06-04
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jiří Krejčík, Jiří Krejčík
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Vladimír Šmeral as sběratel MUDr. Vitásek
- František Filipovský as JUDr. Bimbal / vyšetřující komisař František Karas
- Olga Scheinpflugová as vetešnice Alžběta Severýnová / majitelka uzenářství
- Jarmila Kronbauerová as majitelka koberce Eleonora Zanelli
- Zora Polanová as společnice / svědkyně
- Ludmila Roubíková as domovnice u Zanelliové / zámožná vdova
- Josef Hlinomaz as lupič / průvodčí
- Iva Janžurová as služka s pivem
- Vladimír Menšík as opilec
- Václav Trégl as domovník
- Karel Hovorka as komorník / tajný
- Jiřina Jirásková as překladatelka
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