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A Star Is Falling Upwards(1975)
Status: Released
Date: 1975-08-29
60%
3 Votes
Time: 2h 16m
Overview:
Švand, a room painter from Strakonice, begins a dizzying career as a pop music star, but he soon discovers that fame is not the most important thing in life or what he is looking for and what he longs for in life.
Languages: Czech.
Countries:
Czechoslovakia
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Movie: A Star Is Falling Upwards
Top 10 Billed Cast
Karel Gott
Švanda
Jitka Molavcová
Dorotka
Josef Somr
Vocílka
Jiří Sovák
Kalenda
Vladimír Ráž
Zuzana Kocúriková
Libuše Švormová
Jana Šulcová
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Švand, a room painter from Strakonice, begins a dizzying career as a pop music star, but he soon discovers that fame is not the most important thing in life or what he is looking for and what he longs for in life.
Release Date
1975-08-29
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