A Ridiculous Gentleman
7.3
When a noted professor receives a new treatment for his heart ailment, his outlook on life changes. Despite doctor's orders, he is determined to live out his final days on his own terms and fulfill his fantasies. He saves the life of a young woman who tries to kill herself after his recovery from heart surgery in this symbolic story of a man trying to determine his own fate in his last days alive.
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Cast
40 people
Vladimír Šmeral
Known for
Witchhammer
Zdeněk Kryzánek
Known for
The Valley of the Bees
Marketa Lazarová
Karel Kachyňa
Jiří Adamíra
Also in
A Prague Underworld
Byl jednou jeden dům
Jan Procházka
Josef Patočka
Also in
Sňatky z rozumu
Plechová kavalerie
Zdeněk Kryžánek
Zrizenec
Dana Klichová
Also in
Hnízdo
Svědectví mrtvých očí
Evelyna Steimarová
Also in
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
Špunti na cestě
Carmen Mayerová
Also in
The Cremator
One Family
Dáša Neblechová
Also in
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer
Dva muži hlásí příchod
Jaroslava Vysloužilová
Also in
Infidelity, Slovak Style
Marian
Karel Kachyňa Director · Jan Procházka Screenplay Zdeněk Liška Composer
First release April 1, 1969 · Produced in XC · Production Barrandov Studios
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Barrandov Studios
Production
XC
Produced in
Muž na ulici
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Languages
Original title
Směšný pán
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · April 1, 1969
XC · November 28, 1969
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
September 3, 1970
Slovakia
November 28, 1969
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