Nevíte o bytě?
A comedy about the post-war housing crisis in Prague, which several young people are struggling with. The young puppeteer Josef lives in a sublet with the singer Šimůnek, who is currently missing. After returning from a trip, Josef discovers that a demobilized member of the foreign army, a Slovak woman named Elena, has been given a decree for the apartment. And she does not want a sublet. The couple starts looking for a new sublet, but is unsuccessful due to the housing crisis. However, since the two young people have fallen in love in the meantime, the solution seems obvious...
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Bořivoj Zeman Director · Ján Kadár Screenplay Jiří Šust Composer
First release November 14, 1947 · Produced in XC · Working title Střecha nad hlavou
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Československá filmová společnost
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XC
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Střecha nad hlavou
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Czech
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Czech
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XC · November 14, 1947
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September 17, 1954 · TV · ČST
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