Smrt cerného krále

1972
1h 55m

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Prague of the 1930s. A pretty young girl boards a crowded tram. Suddenly she catches the attention of a young man who not only appreciates the girl's charm, but also tries to steal her handb... Read allPrague of the 1930s. A pretty young girl boards a crowded tram. Suddenly she catches the attention of a young man who not only appreciates the girl's charm, but also tries to steal her handbag. And so we are introduced to one of the main characters in Death of the Black King, Jos... Read allPrague of the 1930s. A pretty young girl boards a crowded tram. Suddenly she catches the attention of a young man who not only appreciates the girl's charm, but also tries to steal her handbag. And so we are introduced to one of the main characters in Death of the Black King, Josef Korínek alias Pépi, a swindler, pickpocket and all round strange existence. Apart from ... Read all

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Jana Brejchová and Stanislav Fiser in Smrt cerného krále (1972)

Petr Cepek and Walter Taub in Smrt cerného krále (1972)

Petr Cepek and Josef Somr in Smrt cerného krále (1972)

Petr Cepek and Carmen Mayerová in Smrt cerného krále (1972)

Jana Brejchová and Vera Nerusilová in Smrt cerného krále (1972)

Jana Brejchová, Stanislav Fiser, and Josef Kemr in Smrt cerného krále (1972)

Vlastimil Brodský and Petr Cepek in Smrt cerného krále (1972)

Jana Brejchová and Josef Kemr in Smrt cerného krále (1972)

Vlastimil Brodský in Smrt cerného krále (1972)

Vlastimil Brodský and Carmen Mayerová in Smrt cerného krále (1972)

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Follows Hrísní lidé mesta prazského (1968)

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Kocka ze Zábehlic
Music by Zdenek Liska
Lyrics by Vladimír Sís
Performed by Vera Nerusilová

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A Sad Ballad about Embezzlers, Drifters and Swindlers

"The Death of Black King" (the title devises both to chess play and to murder of Mr Král (in English King)) is the last of four movie-continuators of TV series Sinful People of Prague, the famous cycle of mysteries from the first decades of Czechoslovakia. In this full-length movie criminologists investigate strange murder of "debt-collector" Král. The crime is complicated - there are many suspicious and many other lesser serious misdoings (e.g. defalcation in factory where Mr Král works). The story takes place in Prague periphery and it is a place of anomalous and curious people with dark and painful fates. This demimonde has great charm which is accented by the perfectly voted locations (this old Prague have not existed yet). The performances are great again and the music by Zdenek Liska is wonderful.

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