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:
Zdeněk Troška, Jan Ekl, Vladimír Drha.
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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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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Jan Cmíral as (segment "Věrné milování") |
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Rudolf Hammer 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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| Writing | Vladimír Kalina | Creative Producer |
| Directing | Zdeněk Troška | Director |
| Directing | Jiří Kratochvíl | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | David Jan Novotný | Story |
| Writing | David Jan Novotný | Screenplay |
| Crew | Josef Bouček | Dramaturgy |
| Crew | Oldřich Železný | Dramaturgy |
| Camera | Jiří Hošek | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Emil Hora | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Jindřich Goetz | Production Design |
| Art | Karel Kracík | Set Decoration |
| Art | Miloš Sršeň | Set Decoration |
| Art | Dana Smržová | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dagmar Krausová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iva Nejdlová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miloslav Jandera | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Vyplelová | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Míšková | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Petr Sitár | Editor |
| Editing | Eva Horázná | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Rimma Stejskalová | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Adolf Böhm | Sound |
| Production | Blažej Vráb | Production Manager |
| Production | Karel Škop | Production Manager |
| Production | Hana Štĕpánová | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Helena Kadlecová | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Ivan Minář | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Harry Macourek | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Directing | Jan Ekl | Director |
| Directing | Martin Mahdal | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jan Ekl | Screenplay |
| Camera | Miloš Petrolín | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ladislav Chroust | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ivan Šimůnek | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Jiří Matolín | Production Design |
| Art | Jozef Hrabušický | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Milan Šefrna | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jana Budíková | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Lackingerová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdenka Edelová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Čížek | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vlasta Hájková | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jana Bromová | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Růžena Hejsková | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Adolf Nacházel | Sound |
| Production | Boris Nakladov | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Z. Stančeková | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Alena Červená | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Jaromír Vogel | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
| Directing | Vladimír Drha | Director |
| Camera | Antonín Holub | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michal Krob | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Marková | Costumer |
| Editing | Jana Šimonová | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Ladislav Hausdorf | Sound |
| Sound | Jaromír Vogel | Conductor |
| 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 |