Ark of Fools (1990)
Set in a bleak, filth-ridden provincial hospital, a disillusioned doctor begins to find the philosophical ramblings of a mental patient more stimulating than the company of "sane" society. As their relationship deepens amidst the grimy and decaying wards, the doctor's own mental health is called into question by his suspicious colleagues.
Director:
Ivan Balaďa
Writer:
Lubor Dohnal
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Zlatomír Vacek as Andrej Jefimyč Ragin |
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Vladimír Merta as Ivan Dmitrič Gromov |
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Slavoj Urban as Michail Averjanyč Goljubkin |
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Antonín Horák as Jevgenij Fjodoryč Chobotov |
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Pavel Michailov as Nikita |
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André Maroun-Gédéon as Mojsejka |
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Ivan Králík as Sergej Sergejevič |
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Milica Linhartová as Naděžda Osipovna |
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Zuzana Fišárková as Štěpka |
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Hana Slivková as Marja Prokofjevna Chobotova |
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Elena Zvaríková-Pappová as Varvara |
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Vojtěch Ron as Lev Trofimovič |
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Ladislav Brothánek as Jefrim |
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Mnislav Hofmann as Semjonov |
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Jiří Ptáček as Deaf-Mute |
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Václav Provazník as Deaf-Mute |
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Alois Krameš as Inmate |
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Zora Rozsypalová as Woman |
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Eva Řepíková as Reporter |
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Vlastimila Vlková as Darja Pavlovna |
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Olga Čechová as Reporter |
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Milena Vopatová as Bride |
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Klára Dohnalová as Máša |
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Josef Němeček as Escaped Prisoner |
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Jan Drnek as Matvěj |
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Vratislav Žídek as Muzhik |
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Magdalena Šebestová as Lina Chobotova |
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Ladislav Gzela as Fire Marshal (uncredited) |
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Pavel Pekárek as Readhead (uncredited) |
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Jana Posseltová as Nina (uncredited) |
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Marie Hatleová as Old Woman (uncredited) |
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Julius Albert as Fortune Teller (uncredited) |
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Žofie Housová as Inmate (uncredited) |
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Jiřina Jelenská as Woman (uncredited) |
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Zuzana Fréharová as Woman (uncredited) |
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Vladimír Švabík as Orderly (uncredited) |
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Vít Haderka as Alexandr Lvovič (uncredited) |
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Libuše Komancová as Laundress (uncredited) |
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Šárka Štembergová as Laundress (uncredited) |
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Natalie Švabíková as Laundress (uncredited) |
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Klementina Zunová as Inmate (uncredited) |
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F. Andres as MUDr. Mricin (uncredited) |
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J. Konůpka as Inmate with Honors (uncredited) |
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J. Šafránek as Inmate (uncredited) |
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J. Zeman as Deaf-Mute (uncredited) |
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K. Rys as Nikolaj (uncredited) |
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K. Zuna as Dying Man (uncredited) |
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L. Hanuš as Soldier (uncredited) |
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I. Pešl as Musician (uncredited) |
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M. Svoboda as Orderly (uncredited) |
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I. Hezinová as Girl (uncredited) |
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M. Stupka as Ivan (uncredited) |
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J. Navrátil as Escaped Prisoner (uncredited) |
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J. Vacek as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Pavel Landovský as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Nikita (voice) (uncredited) |
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Josef Abrhám as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited) |
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Jiří Hálek as Jevgenij Fjodoryč Chobotov (voice) (uncredited) |
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Slávka Budínová as Marja Prokofjevna Chobotova (voice) (uncredited) |
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František Husák as Sergej Sergejevič (voice) (uncredited) |
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Eva Svobodová as Darja Pavlovna (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ivan Balaďa | Director |
| Directing | Julius Matula | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tomáš Škrdlant | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Lubor Dohnal | Screenplay |
| Directing | Ivan Frič | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Věra Houšková | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Anton Chekhov | Short Story |
| Crew | Zdeněk Bláha | Dramaturgy |
| Camera | Juraj Šajmovič | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Bohumír Durčák | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Vlastimil Malaska | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Jindřich Goetz | Production Design |
| Art | Ester Krumbachová | Art Direction |
| Art | Jaroslav Chytrý | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ester Krumbachová | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vlasta Malíková | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Štětina | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Valkoun | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Alois Fišárek | Editor |
| Sound | Jiří Hora | Sound |
| Production | Václav Rouha | Production Manager |
| Production | Ladislav Herz | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Eva Charvátová | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Ivan Minář | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Writing | Pavel Juráček | Creative Producer |
| Production | Jaroslav Kučera | Executive Producer |
| Production | Blažej Vráb | Unit Manager |
| Production | Zdeňka Černá | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Oldřich Mach | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Eva Slívová | Property Master |
