A Star Is Falling Upwards
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Švand, a room painter from Strakonice, begins a dizzying career as a pop music star, but he soon discovers that fame is not the most important thing in life or what he is looking for and what he longs for in life.
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Karel Gott
Švanda
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Ladislav Rychman Director · Václav Nývlt Screenplay Jiří Štaidl Screenplay
First release August 29, 1975 · Produced in XC · Working title Hvězda padá směrem vzhůru
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Filmové studio Barrandov
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XC
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Hvězda padá směrem vzhůru
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Original title
Hvězda padá vzhůru
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · August 29, 1975
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