You Are a Widow, Sir (1971)
"Pane, vy jste vdova!" (original title)

After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, generals don't like it at all and they try to kill the king. The assassin should be ... See full summary »

Director:

Václav Vorlícek

Writers:

Milos Macourek (story), Václav Vorlícek (story)

Stars:

Iva Janzurová, Olga Schoberová, Eduard Cupák

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Iva Janzurová	...	herecka Evelyna Kelettiová
Olga Schoberová	...	herecka Molly Adamsová (as Olinka Bérová)
Eduard Cupák	...	major Robert Steiner
Jirí Sovák	...	král Rosebud IV.
Frantisek Filipovský	...	král Oscar XV.
Cestmír Randa	...	Generál Omar Otis
Jan Libícek	...	kuchar Bobo
Otto Simánek	...	prumyslník Alfred Keletti
Ludek Kopriva	...	divadelní rezíser Brand
Vladimír Mensík	...	povalec Bloom
Jirí Hrzán	...	astrolog Stuart Hample
Milos Kopecký	...	Professor Somr,majítel sanatoria
Lubomír Kostelka	...	Kelettiho tajemník
Stella Zázvorková	...	mary Otisová
Stella Májová	...	Gerta, prítelkyne Otisové

Storyline

After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, generals don't like it at all and they try to kill the king. The assassin should be artificial body in the shape of actress Evelina Keleti and with brain of psychotic serial killer Fany Stubová. They also manage to kill king's astrologer Stuart Hampl, who warns the king. Accidentally, Hampl's brain is implanted into assassin's body, actress Keleti is killed and chaos begins...

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Plot Keywords:

king | actress | astrologer | transplant | cult film | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

15 January 1971 (Czechoslovakia)

Also Known As:

Mein Herr, Sie sind eine Witwe

Filming Locations:

Liblice, Czech Republic

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmové studio Barrandov

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Dolby Digital (2004 re-release)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2009, screenplay for this film, written by Milos Macourek, was adapted for the stage by Marta Ljubková and Zdenek Bartos. Premiere of the stage version directed by Zdenek Bartos was 31st December 2009 in Západoceské divadlo (West Bohemian Theatre), Cheb, Czech republic. Derniere was 1st December 2011.

User Reviews

I love it

One of the best comedies I have ever seen. I have been watching it maybe for 8 times and I just love it. It is black,black, black. It was probably low budget movie even then but dialogues are excellent. It is pity that main character who died so quickly in first few minutes died also very young in his real life.