How a Man Gives Birth (1980)
The hero of the opening story, the Postman Puppet (directed by Zdeněk Troška), works as a postman in the mountains. When his wife is taken to the maternity ward, he goes on his usual hike through the solitudes. Little Libor goes after the father of two girls (Petr Pospíchal), who longs for a son. Meanwhile, the weather on the ridges worsens sharply. An experienced mountaineer and his little friend spend the night in a makeshift shelter... The second episode of Hádanka (directed by Jan Ekl) has a criminal plot. A new father (Vlastimil Hašek) gets drunk with friends in a wine bar and the next day becomes a suspect in a murder. He doesn't remember the critical moments, but his testimony leads to the capture of the real perpetrator... The main character of the final short story True Love (directed by Vladimír Drha) is a frat boy (Pavel Zedníček) who spends whole days in pubs. He gets a harsh lesson from his wife, who refuses to let him see the baby...
Directors:
Vladimír Drha, Zdeněk Troška, Jan Ekl.
Writers:
David Jan Novotný, Jan Ekl.
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Petr Pospíchal as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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David Marvan as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Daniela Bartáková as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Žaneta Fuchsová as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Magdalena Thořová as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Simona Stašová as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Svatopluk Říčánek as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Miroslav Běloušek as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Eva Lorenzová as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Marie Štrampachová as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Magdalena Pivoňková as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Alena Karešová as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Vlastimila Vlková as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Zdeněk Mošnička as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Václav Syřiště as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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František Velíšek as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Josef Hochmann as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Jaroslav Koldovský as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Karel Novák as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Josef Mrtka as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Stanislav Paulů as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Václav Kvírenc as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Jiří Dunka as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Jaroslav Šípek as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Ludvík Strejček as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Stanislav Šafář as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Jiří Šlechta as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Vladislav Kmoch as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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P. Kovanda as (segment "Poštovský panáček") |
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Vlastimil Hašek as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Jana Synková as Captain Jeřábková (segment "Hádanka") |
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Jiří Lábus as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Oldřich Vlach as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Hana Pastejříková as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Miroslav Nohýnek as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Bohumila Dolejšová as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Pavel Havránek as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Iva Hüttnerová as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Gabriela Wilhelmová as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Pavla Maršálková as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Jana Altmannová as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Lenka Machoninová as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Jan Cmíral as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Radka Fidlerová as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Dagmar Čárová as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Milada Bednářová as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Tomáš Sedláček as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Petr Drozda as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Ivana Vítová as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Ludmila Vostrčilová as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Renata Tůmová as (segment "Hádanka") |
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Libuše Švormová as Captain Jeřábková (voice) (segment "Hádanka") |
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Pavel Zedníček as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Marie Málková as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Lenka Termerová as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Milada Ježková as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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František Řehák as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Antonín Trnka as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Mnislav Hofmann as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Milada Vnuková as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Jan Cmíral as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Radka Dulíková as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Alena Fuxová as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Stanislav Štícha as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Rudolf Hammer as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Jiří Flíček as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Jan Vostracký as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Alena Frimlová as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Jiří Holeček as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Jiří Koníček as (segment "Věrné milování") |
| Crew | Josef Bouček | Dramaturgy |
| Art | Karel Kracík | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Jiří Kratochvíl | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | David Jan Novotný | Screenplay |
| Writing | Vladimír Kalina | Creative Producer |
| Art | Miloš Sršeň | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iva Nejdlová | Costumer |
| Production | Blažej Vráb | Production Manager |
| Art | Jindřich Goetz | Production Design |
| Production | Karel Škop | Production Manager |
| Camera | Ladislav Chroust | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Čížek | Makeup & Hair |
| Camera | Antonín Holub | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Růžena Hejsková | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | David Jan Novotný | Story |
| Camera | Jiří Hošek | Director of Photography |
| Art | Milan Šefrna | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Marková | Costumer |
| Sound | Jaromír Vogel | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miloslav Jandera | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Petr Sitár | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jana Budíková | Costume Design |
| Sound | Adolf Nacházel | Sound |
| Camera | Alena Červená | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Miloš Petrolín | Director of Photography |
| Art | Dana Smržová | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Lackingerová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vlasta Hájková | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Vyplelová | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Harry Macourek | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Jozef Hrabušický | Assistant Production Design |
| Directing | Vladimír Drha | Director |
| Camera | Ivan Šimůnek | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Emil Hora | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Rimma Stejskalová | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Martin Mahdal | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Jiří Matolín | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdenka Edelová | Costumer |
| Camera | Michal Krob | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Zdeněk Troška | Director |
| Sound | Ladislav Hausdorf | Sound |
| Crew | Oldřich Železný | Dramaturgy |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dagmar Krausová | Costumer |
| Production | Boris Nakladov | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Z. Stančeková | Clapper Loader |
| Editing | Jana Šimonová | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Míšková | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Eva Horázná | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Adolf Böhm | Sound |
| Camera | Helena Kadlecová | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Ivan Minář | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Jan Ekl | Director |
| Writing | Jan Ekl | Screenplay |
| Production | Hana Štĕpánová | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jana Bromová | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Sound | Jaromír Vogel | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jan Janda | Unit Manager |
| Production | Jiří Holeček | Unit Manager |
| Production | Juraj Zach | Unit Manager |
| Production | Renée Lavecká | Unit Manager |
| Production | Rudolf Mos | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Eva Truchlá | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Jarmila Kovtanová | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Milena Voborská | Script Supervisor |