Behold Homolka
7.3
This light comedy finds a Czech taxi driver taking his family on a weekend outing in the country. His wife, daughter-in-law, son and two grandchildren are the passengers who disturb the solitude of two young lovers. While the women attend the horse races, the father sits home getting drunk and watching football. The overweight daughter-in-law is upset because she has blown her chances to become a ballerina. All members of the family are caught up in their own individual problems in this realistically portrayed family comedy
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3 films
Cast
12 people
Josef Šebánek
děda Homolka
Known for
The Firemen's Ball
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Marie Motlová
babi Homolková
Known for
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
František Husák
Ludva
Known for
Closely Watched Trains
Helena Růžičková
Hedus
Known for
Three Wishes for Cinderella
Happy End
Petr Forman
Péťa
Also in
Accumulator 1
Up and Down
Matěj Forman
Máťa
Known for
Frank Herbert's Dune
Yvonne Kodoňová
Pavlínka
Also in
Witchhammer
Six Black Girls
Miroslav Jelínek
Jirka
Also in
Five Men and One Heart
Blues pro EFB
Jiří Dědík
Růžena Pružinová
Karel Fridrich
Man in window
Also in
Thirty Cases of Major Zeman
I Love, You Love
Julie Kučerová-Nezavdalová
Also in
The Most Beautiful Age
Crime in the Night Club
Jaroslav Papoušek Director · Karel Mareš Composer Jozef Ort-Šnep Cinematographer
First release March 8, 1970 · Produced in XC · Original title Ecce homo Homolka
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
XC
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Ecce homo Homolka
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · March 8, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
July 17, 2025 · Theatrical · Digitally restored
France
February 25, 2026 · Theatrical
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