Pearls of the Deep Poster

Pearls of the Deep

59.00% | January 7, 1966 | Comedy

A quintet of vignettes based on short stories by Bohumil Hrabal: an eventful trip to the motorcycle races results in drunkenness, long-winded discussions, and death; two elderly men create false biographies; insurance agents visit an eccentric painter/goat farmer and his mother; guests at a wedding reception remain oblivious to outlying misery; and a working-class boy romances a Roma girl.

Featured Crew

Bohumil Hrabal
Screenplay
Miroslav Ondříček
Camera Operator
Vladimír Zajíc
Assistant Camera
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Cast

Pavla Maršálková
Pavla Maršálková
Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Ferdinand Krůta
Ferdinand Krůta
Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Alois Vachek
Alois Vachek
Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Emil Iserle
Emil Iserle
Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Miroslav Nohýnek
Miroslav Nohýnek
Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")