The Giraffe in the Window (1968)
Thieves Svarc and Cihák are interrupted in their robbery of a jeweler's store. In order to disappear as quickly as possible, they jump into the nearest car and leave, finding on the way that a little boy named Jirka, son of the car's owner, is with them. They take him to a cottage where Cihák's eighteen-year old daughter Milena attends to him. Jirka first treats Milena with hostility, but as days pass, the "prisoner" and the "guard" become close. Milena cooks for the boy and takes care of him, but nothing can intimidate the dauntless Jirka and he seeks for the first opportunity to escape.
Director:
Radim Cvrček
Writers:
Radim Cvrček, Milan Šimek.
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Martin Masner as Jirka Skalský |
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Hana Brejchová as Milena |
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Radoslav Brzobohatý as zloděj Švarc |
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Steva Maršálek as zloděj Čihák |
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Miloslav Holub as kapitán VB Malíček |
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Ladislav Trojan as poručík VB Rákos |
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Václav Beránek as |
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Zdeněk Hradilák as |
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Miroslav Moravec as |
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Stanislav Tříska as |
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Radim Cvrček as |
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Milan Šimek as |
| Camera | Karel Kopecký | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Vlasta Sklenářová | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Radim Cvrček | Screenplay |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Art | Zdeněk Rozkopal | Production Design |
| Directing | Zdeněk Zydroň | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jiří Blažek | Dramaturgy |
| Writing | Radim Cvrček | Story |
| Production | Vojtěch Kunčík | Unit Production Manager |
| Writing | Milan Šimek | Story |
| Writing | Milan Šimek | Screenplay |
| Production | Dušan Schaffer | Production Manager |
| Sound | Harry Macourek | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Arne Parduba | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karel Marek | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Libuše Barlová | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naďa Škapová | Costume Design |
| Sound | Radomír Koutek | Sound |
| Editing | Antonín Štrojsa | Editor |
| Directing | Radim Cvrček | Director |