| The Cassandra Cat | |
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| Directed by | Vojtěch Jasný |
| Produced by | Jaroslav Jílovec |
| Written by | Jiří Brdečka Vojtěch Jasný Jan Werich |
| Starring | Jan Werich Vlastimil Brodský Emília Vášáryová Jiří Sovák Vladimír Menšík |
| Music by | Svatopluk Havelka |
| Cinematography | Jaroslav Kučera |
| Edited by | Jan Chaloupek |
| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 mins or 101 mins |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
The Cassandra Cat (Czech: Až přijde kocour), also released under the titles When the Cat Comes, The Cat Who Wore Sunglasses and/or That Cat, is a 1963 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný.
The film won two major awards at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963, including the C.S.T. Prize and Special Jury Prize, Cannes.[1]
Plot
The film tells the story of a mysterious traveling circus that arrives in a village accompanied by a sunglasses-wearing cat named Mokol. When the cat's glasses are removed, people in the village appear bathed in different colors that reflect their true feelings.
Cast
- Jan Werich - Magician / Oliva
- Emília Vášáryová - Diana (as Emilie Vasáryová)
- Vlastimil Brodský - Teacher Robert
- Jiří Sovák - School director
- Vladimír Menšík - School janitor
- Jiřina Bohdalová - Julie
- Karel Effa - Janek
- Vlasta Chramostová - Marjánka
- Alena Kreuzmannová - Gossip
- Stella Zázvorková - Ruzena
- Jaroslav Mareš - Restaurant owner
- Jana Werichová - Chairman's wife
- Ladislav Fialka - Stealer
- Karel Vrtiska - Miller
- Václav Babka - Policeman
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Cassandra Cat". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
External links
- The Cassandra Cat at IMDb