Petr Hapka (2002)
In this 1999 documentary, which took three years to shoot, director Jan Mudra reveals Hapka's obsession with creativity, his incredible energy, and his abundance of ideas. He recalls his family background, his studies at the acting conservatory, and his first roles in Czech films. Petr Hapka began his career as a composer in the 1960s. Even then, he began writing for Hana Hegerová, with whom, as he says, he entered into a musical marriage that continues to this day. In the film, his three main lyricists—Petr Rada, Zdeněk Rytíř, and Michal Horáček—recall their work with Hapka. Many viewers may be surprised to learn that Petr Hapka also composed the music for three famous plays by the Divadlo Za branou theater: Provaz o jednom konci (A Rope with One End), Zelený papoušek (The Green Parrot), and Hodina lásky (The Hour of Love), as recalled in the film by director Otomar Krejča. He also composed the music for several films.
Director: Jan Mudra
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Petr Hapka as |
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Michal Horáček as |
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Otomar Krejča as archív |
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Lucie Bílá as |
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Juraj Herz as |
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Richard Müller as |
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Petr Rada as |
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Hana Hegerová as archív |
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Zdeněk Rytíř as |
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Věra Plívová-Šimková as |
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Mario Klemens as |
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Kryštof Hanzlík as |
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Juraj Jakubisko as |
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Laco Déczi as |
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Michal Pekárek as |
| Directing | Jan Mudra | Director |
| Editing | Martin Vít | Editor |
| Crew | Jan Mudra | Creator |
| Writing | Jan Mudra | Writer |
| Sound | Milan Jílek | Sound |
| Camera | Jan Mudra | Director of Photography |
| Production | Radim Smetana | Producer |
| Editing | Jindřich Juna | Editor |
