Father Harpagon is a terrible miser, for whom money is the greatest joy, it is closer to him than his own children. His son would like to marry Mariana, a girl from the neighborhood, while his daughter has fallen in love with Valéro, a young man who is Harpagon's steward. But Harpagon has decided to marry Mariana himself and choose rich counterparts for his descendants. So the servant who steals Harpagon's money box must do the young people a favor...
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František Filipovský
Known for
The Adventures of the Mole
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Viktor Preiss
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Give the Devil His Due
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Marta Hrachovinová
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Beauty and the Beast
Marcel Vašinka
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Naďa Konvalinková
Known for
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Martin Růžek
Known for
Happy End
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Libuše Geprtová
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The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley
Hordubal
Josef Bek
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Playing with the Devil
Pomalé šípy
Viktor Maurer
Also in
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
How to Pull Out a Whale's Tooth
Jiří Lábus
Known for
The Pied Piper
Conspirators of Pleasure
Martina Eliášová
Also in
Vraždy v kruhu
I, Olga Hepnarova
Karel Sekera
Also in
A Hoof Here, a Hoof There
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Antonín Dvořák Director · Molière Author Luboš Fišer Composer
First release August 27, 1978 · Produced in XC
Production
Československá televize Praha
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XC
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Czech
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Czech
Release dates
XC · August 27, 1978
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