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Čas pracuje pro vraha(1980)
Status: Released
Date: 1980-02-01
53%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 24m
Overview:
Vera, wife of the plumber Simandl (Josef Somr), is found murdered in the cinema next to the IDOC (Information and Documentation) agency where she worked. Police captain Marha (Frantisek Nemec), who is leading the investigation, is informed by Simandl that on the day of the murder Vera promised to bring home fifty thousand crowns to buy a car. Marha's primary suspects are the three men working at the agency: deputy editor-in-chief Brandl (Jirí Pleskot) and editors Pernata (Eduard Cupák) and Remes (Ludek Munzar, and of course also Simandl.
Languages: Czech.
Countries:
Czechoslovakia
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Movie: Čas pracuje pro vraha
Top 10 Billed Cast
František Němec
kriminalista kapitán Jindřich Marha
Luděk Munzar
redaktor Remeš
Eduard Cupák
redaktor Václav Pernata
Josef Somr
instalatér Antonín Šimandl
Oldřich Vlach
kriminalista nadporučík Smutný
Jiří Pleskot
Dr. Brandl, náměstek ředitele
Alena Procházková
Lýdie Mouchová
Jiří Zahajský
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Overview
Vera, wife of the plumber Simandl (Josef Somr), is found murdered in the cinema next to the IDOC (Information and Documentation) agency where she worked. Police captain Marha (Frantisek Nemec), who is leading the investigation, is informed by Simandl that on the day of the murder Vera promised to bring home fifty thousand crowns to buy a car. Marha's primary suspects are the three men working at the agency: deputy editor-in-chief Brandl (Jirí Pleskot) and editors Pernata (Eduard Cupák) and Remes (Ludek Munzar, and of course also Simandl.
Release Date
1980-02-01
Average
5.3
Rating:
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