Movie: Král Ubu

Top 10 Billed Cast

Marián Labuda
Marián Labuda

Lucie Bílá
Lucie Bílá

Karel Roden
Karel Roden

Ivan Zachariáš
Ivan Zachariáš

Ester Geislerová
Ester Geislerová

Bolek Polívka
Bolek Polívka

Chantal Poullain
Chantal Poullain

Ivan Vyskočil
Ivan Vyskočil

Marie Drahokoupilová
Marie Drahokoupilová

Zita Kabátová
Zita Kabátová

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    A cruel picture of the ways in which human beings acquire power and then cling to it. The story of Father Ubu, an idiot who climbs over the bodies of the dead to his royal post, is presented with a touch of the grotesque where naive comic elements meet black humor. Using a human touch, the film- makers were able to transform the original into a film aimed at a contemporary audience while remaining faithful to the vision of Father Ubu and Mother Ubu venturing everything in their efforts to seize power and mammon.

  • Release Date

    1996-10-03

  • Average

    7.8

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
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  • Languages:

    Český
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