Zítra vstanu a oparím se cajem (1977)

Jan is a decent, boring man, living a decent, boring life as a rocket designer. When his adventurous twin brother dies in a breakfast accident, Jan decides to impersonate him, unwittingly becoming a part of a Nazi time travel conspiracy.

Director:

Jindrich Polák

Writers:

Josef Nesvadba (story), Milos Macourek (screenplay)

Stars:

Petr Kostka, Jirí Sovák, Vladimír Mensík

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Petr Kostka	...	Jan Bures / Karel Bures
Jirí Sovák	...	Klaus Abard
Vladimír Mensík	...	Rolf Kraus
Vlastimil Brodský	...	Ing. Bauer
Marie Rosulková	...	Shirley White
Otto Simánek	...	Patrick White
Valerie Chmelová	...	Helena
Slávka Budínová	...	Kroupová
Josef Vetrovec	...	Kroupa
Zuzana Ondrouchová	...	Eva
Frantisek Vicena	...	Adolf Hitler
Marie Drahokoupilová	...	Markéta Nolová
Josef Bláha	...	Rousek
Frantisek Peterka	...	Robert Nol
Ota Sklencka	...	Dr. Kryl

Storyline

Former Nazi Klaus Abard survives to the 1990s by taking anti-aging pills. He plans to use a time travel trip to return to Germany in 1944 and present Hitler with a hydrogen bomb, so that he can win the war. Unfortunately the pilot, woman-chasing Karel Bures, dies on the morning of the trip and his earnest twin brother Jan impersonates him, without knowing about the plot. The plot goes wrong when they lose the bomb and land near Hitler's bunker in 1941, at a time that the Nazis sense victory. Bures, with two of the plotters, escape capture by the Nazis and make it back to the time machine. Bures programs the machine to return one day before they left, because he figures he can then save his brother and foil the plot.

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Plot Keywords:

twin brother | time travel | dying repeatedly | cult film | dark comedy | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi | War

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Details

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

1 August 1977 (Czechoslovakia)

Also Known As:

Huomenna herään ja tee läikkyy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmové studio Barrandov

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2011, Czech music band called "Kohout plasí smrt" recorded a song "Zítra ráno vstanu a oparím se cajem", directly inspired by this film.

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Quotes

Klaus Abard: My führer, I can explain. That young man over there
[points at a young SS officer]
Klaus Abard: is me.
Adolf Hitler: Ah-ha.

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Connections

Referenced in Film u Hybernu (1986)

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Soundtracks

Tango Notturno
Written by Hans-Otto Borgman
Performed by Pola Negri

User Reviews

Funny & clever time-travel movie

I too saw this as a young teenager one night on BBC2 in the very early eighties. Over twenty years later I still remember it. I would love to see it again.

All I can remember is that it involved time travel, eastern Europe (aka the Communist countries), a balcony, a sequence of going back to the same moment and place in time repeatedly and a cup of tea getting spilled on someones hand (perhaps more than once).

It was very clever, very funny and had a happy ending.

That night on BBC2 must have been the only time it was ever shown to a wide audience. I'm amazed that it seems never to have been screened again. Is it because it only appealed to 13 year-olds? There are things I've grown tired of since that age but, right now, there is nothing that I recall having completely changed my mind over. So I would probably still love it!

Find it! Watch it! Again!