The Wishing Machine
6.2
Two young boys, play hooky from school in order to explore an ultramodern world's fair. They take in the many marvelous scientific and industrial exhibits, obtain literature, eat food, and generally run amok.
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Cast
29 people
Vít Weingartner
Honza
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Milan Zeman
Vasek
Also in
About Show-White
Kočky neberem
Wiliam Bukový
Josef Pinkava
Zdeněk Stibor
Also in
Škoda lásky
František Filipovský
School Principal
Known for
The Adventures of the Mole
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Robert Braverman
Josef Hlinomaz
Prison Guard
Known for
The Adventures of the Mole
Lemonade Joe
Jiří Kolín
Miloslav Holub
Commissar
Known for
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
The Ear
Antonín Štrojsa
Rudolf Deyl
Grandfather
Known for
Lemonade Joe
Ikarie XB 1
Josef Pinkava Director · Wiliam Bukový Composer Jiří Kolín Cinematographer
United States release February 12, 1971 · Produced in XC, France · Production Krátký film Praha, Sociéte Générale de Production Paris
Production
Filmové studio Gottwaldov
Production
Krátký film Praha
Production
Sociéte Générale de Production Paris
Production
Société Générale de Production
Production
XC · France
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Original title
Automat na přání
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · September 20, 1968
XC · September 20, 1968
Theatrical
United States · February 12, 1971
Theatrical
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