Městem chodí Mikuláš
7.7
Set in a small-town hospital, the film tells the story of the great suffering of a small rascal, nicknamed “Lies and Steals“, who promises his little partner that he will bring St Nicholas - a traditional figure of Czech Advent - to the hospital room. He fails to keep this promise, his efforts being thwarted several times by the pedantic head nurse, who is called the Old Goat. In the course of the plot, the strained relationships between the three adults - the alcoholic Dr. Koníček, the head nurse and the young nurse Pipka - are revealed, all burdened with various resentments, false illusions and disappointed hopes. Despite all the conflicts, and as if by a miracle, there is a kind moment of extraordinary emotional understanding at the end, and Nicholas finally appears in the hospital.
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Cast
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Daniel Douda
Also in
Freon Spirit
Eliška Balzerová
Also in
Nemocnice na kraji města
Women in Temptation
Karel Kachyňa
Petr Hapka
Josef Abrhám
Known for
Morgiana
Happy End
Jan Procházka
Petr Jelínek
Alena Mihulová
Known for
Anthropoid
Milada
Iva Procházková
Kateřina Hrachovcová
Also in
Život na zámku
Port
Pavel Nový
Known for
Little Otik
Conspirators of Pleasure
Barbora Hrzánová
Known for
Conspirators of Pleasure
Karel Kachyňa Director · Jan Procházka Screenplay Petr Hapka Composer
First release January 1, 1992 · Produced in XC · Production Česká televize
Production
MIRAGE Production Service
Production
Česká televize
Production
XC
Produced in
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Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Slovakia · January 1, 1992
Czechia · October 7, 1995
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
January 19, 1994 · Alpe Adria Cinema Festival, Trieste
XC
December 26, 1992 · TV · ČTV
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