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Amerika

Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comedian Jirí Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle of a main hero Karel Rossman (Martin Dejdar).

Top Cast

  • Martin Dejdar

    Martin Dejdar

    Karel Rossman

  • Jiří Lábus

    Jiří Lábus

    Strýc Jacob

  • Jarka Rytychová

    Jarka Rytychová

    Klára

  • Kateřina Kozáková-Bílková

    Kateřina Kozáková-Bílková

    Tereza

  • Jiří Schmitzer

    Jiří Schmitzer

    Topič

  • Oldřich Kaiser

    Oldřich Kaiser

    Delamarche

  • Pavel Landovský

    Pavel Landovský

    Robinson

  • Libuse Tomanová

    Libuse Tomanová

    Brunelda

  • Tomáš Vorel

    Tomáš Vorel

    Mac

Overview

Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comedian Jirí Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle of a main hero Karel Rossman (Martin Dejdar).

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