Four Murders Are Enough, Darling
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Four Murders Are Enough, Darling | |
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Directed by | Oldřich Lipský |
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Based on | Mrtvacima ulaz zabranjen by Nenad Brixi |
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Cinematography | Jiří Tarantík |
Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
Music by | Vlastimil Hála |
Production company | Filmové studio Barrandov |
Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Language | Czech |
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (Czech: Čtyři vraždy stačí, drahoušku) is a 1971 Czechoslovak action comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. It is an adaptation of the 1960 Croatian novel Entry Forbidden to The Dead (Croatian: Mrtvacima ulaz zabranjen) by Nenad Brixy , which had been previously adapted into a Yugoslav film, Mrtvima ulaz zabranjen , in 1965.[1]
The film's plot covers a case of mistaken identity. An ordinary schoolteacher is mistaken for a killer. Two rival gangs are eager to hire him.
Plot
[edit]The film setting is a fictional country in the Western world. The protagonist, George Camel, is a humble schoolteacher who is mistaken for a dangerous murderer. Subsequently, two criminal gangs vie for his services.
Cast
[edit]- Lubomír Lipský as George Camel
- Jiřina Bohdalová as Sabrina
- Iva Janžurová as Kate Draxl
- Marie Rosůlková as Mrs. Harrington
- František Filipovský as Detective Sheridan
- Jan Libíček as Brooks
- Josef Hlinomaz as Gogo
- Karel Effa as Bar Owner Kovarski
- Lubomír Kostelka as Officer Davidson
- Vlastimil Hašek as Officer Harley
- Stella Zázvorková as Prostitute Peggy
- Josef Kemr as Zubatý (Tooth Man)
- Jaroslav Moučka as Gangster Tom
- František Peterka as Francis Owens
- Jan Přeučil as Henry
References
[edit]- ^ "„Four Murders Are Enough, Darling" (1970) – Filmový přehled". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved 17 October 2021.