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Amerika

5.6 90 mins Drama   1994
Simply Cinema   Česká televize   Barrandov Studio  
Director(s): Vladimír Michálek

Release Date: 16 Thu, Jun 1994

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).

Casts of Amerika

Martin Dejdar

as Karel Rossman

Jiří Lábus

as Strýc Jacob

Jarka Rytychová

as Klára

Jiří Schmitzer

as Topič

Oldřich Kaiser

as Delamarche

Pavel Landovský

as Robinson

Libuse Tomanová

as Brunelda

Tomáš Vorel

as Mac

Pavel Nový

as Green

Milan Riehs

as Pollunder

Jan Schmid

as Šubal

Petr Vacek

as Immigration Officer

Olga Charvatova

as Mother Rossman

Václav Marhoul

as Barman 1

Dan Dlouhý

as Musician

Ctibor Bártek

as Musician

Martin Opršál

as Musician

Jan Řihák

as Musician

Petr Dvořák

as Musician

Jan Unger

as Student (uncredited)

Radim Hladík Jr.

as Barman (uncredited)

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