The Apple Game
6.8
Sarcastic comedy about the Czechoslovakia of the seventies. A young gynaecologist can't figure out whether to get serious with a young nurse or to stay casual with his married lover. Things get complicated when both women don't want to play his game anymore.
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Cast
30 people
Dagmar Bláhová
Anna Šímová
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Jiří Menzel
MUDr. Josef John
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Nina Popelíková
John's mother
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Professor
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Pavel Šíma
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Kateřina Burianová
Doctor
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Jana Synková
Laboratory
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Život na zámku
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Jitka Novákova
Singer
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Nina Divíšková
Pregnant woman
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Věra Chytilová Director · Kristina Vlachová Screenplay Miroslav Kořínek Composer
First release November 1, 1977 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Production Barrandov Studios, Argentarts
Production
Krátký film Praha
Production
Barrandov Studios
Studio · Production
Argentarts
Production
XC · Czechia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Hra o jablko
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
France · November 1, 1977
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Paris Film Festival)
XC · February 3, 1978
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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