Král Ubu
6.2
A cruel picture of the ways in which human beings acquire power and then cling to it. The story of Father Ubu, an idiot who climbs over the bodies of the dead to his royal post, is presented with a touch of the grotesque where naive comic elements meet black humor. Using a human touch, the film- makers were able to transform the original into a film aimed at a contemporary audience while remaining faithful to the vision of Father Ubu and Mother Ubu venturing everything in their efforts to seize power and mammon.
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Cast
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Marián Labuda
Known for
My Sweet Little Village
I Served the King of England
Lucie Bílá
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Karel Roden
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Mr. Bean's Holiday
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Ivan Zachariáš
Ester Geislerová
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Dogs Don't Wear Pants
Bolek Polívka
Known for
Men in Hope
Divided We Fall
Chantal Poullain
Also in
Expulsion from Paradise
The Jester and the Queen
Ivan Vyskočil
Also in
Šípková Růženka
The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun
Marie Drahokoupilová
Known for
Morgiana
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Zita Kabátová
Also in
The Station Master
Muži nestárnou
Tomáš Hanák
Known for
Little Otik
Václav Chalupa
Known for
Napoleon
A Boy Called Christmas
F. A. Brabec Director · Miloš Macourek Screenplay Alfred Jarry Author
First release September 26, 1996 · Produced in Czechia
Production
Česká televize
Production
Czechia
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Languages
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · September 26, 1996
Premiere · Prague, Cinema Broadway
Czechia · October 3, 1996
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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