Těžký život dobrodruha
Directed by:
Martin FričCinematography:
Jaroslav BlažekComposer:
Eman FialaCast:
Otomar Korbelář, Ladislav Pešek, Adina Mandlová, Jaroslav Marvan, Karel Dostal, Karel Černý, Vladimír Řepa, Karel Hradilák, Rudolf Hrušínský (more)Plots(1)
The writer Karel Kryšpín finishes another adventure story about the gentleman robber Fred Flok. A man turns up in his apartment who claims to be Fred Flok. He refuses to leave the horrified Kryšpín but accompanies him wherever he goes, acting exactly in the manner the writer conceived. Kryšpín meets Helena, a young woman longing to get to know the underworld, and with her the shy writer and Flok have the most incredible adventures. In a factory a young man is arrested for attempted theft committed precisely according to an incident in one of Kryšpín's novels. Helena is abducted by Flok's gang and Kryšpín goes to the docks to save her. On board a boat there is a brawl during which Kryšpín shoots Flok. The writer is taken to the police station. There he meets Fred Flok, alive and well, who introduces himself as police inspector Niklas. He and his colleagues had decided to give Kryšpín a lesson to stop him writing books that glorify criminal. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
A very decent above-average comedy for its time, which parodies the clichés of the detective stories of that era. It's one of those films from the Protectorate that still works today and presents a pleasant memory of movie stars of that era. The cast is truly excellent and the script is functional and funny. Overall impression: 70%.
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