Directed by:
Zdeněk Podskalský st.Screenplay:
Karel MichalCinematography:
František ValertComposer:
Evžen IllínCast:
Vlastimil Brodský, Rudolf Hrušínský, Miloš Kopecký, Irena Kačírková, Jiřina Bohdalová, Josef Bek, Čestmír Řanda st., Václav Voska, Vlasta Chramostová (more)Plots(1)
A popular satirical comedy that was banned after 1968 due to its sharp-tongued social critique. The story of the miracle-performing castle ghost conveys humorous comments on the absurdities of life in a Communist country ruled by bureaucracy. (Summer Film School)
Cast
![Vlastimil Brodský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281492_215952.jpg)
Vlastimil Brodský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Men About Town (1969)
![Rudolf Hrušínský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268155_27d6b5.jpg)
Rudolf Hrušínský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Elementary School (1991)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
![Miloš Kopecký](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268171_8131f9.jpg)
Miloš Kopecký
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
Dům na nebesích (1984) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
![Irena Kačírková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270430_fdae48.jpg)
Irena Kačírková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
Conscience (1948)
![Jiřina Bohdalová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281477_f09307.jpg)
Jiřina Bohdalová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dům na nebesích (1984) (theatrical recording)
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Pohádky pod sněhem (1985)
![Josef Bek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268676_c413b4.jpg)
Josef Bek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
Láska jako trám (1967) (TV movie)
The White Lady (1965)
![Čestmír Řanda st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268553_f1ccc9.jpg)
Čestmír Řanda st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
![Václav Voska](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268981_a7f39a.jpg)
Václav Voska
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series) - actor, narrator
The White Lady (1965)
![Vlasta Chramostová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268290_3dd93f.jpg)
Vlasta Chramostová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Hrdinové okamžiku (1961) (series)
The White Lady (1965)
![Vladimír Hlavatý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268707_be7f28.jpg)
Vladimír Hlavatý
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
The Assassination (1964)
![Ilja Prachař](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/539/167539145_4wort3.jpg)
Ilja Prachař
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
![Darja Hajská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268529_c4b319.jpg)
Darja Hajská
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Men About Town (1969)
Station Master (1941)
![Václav Trégl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268144_b1f8f7.jpg)
Václav Trégl
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
![Zdeněk Řehoř](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268700_32c92a.jpg)
Zdeněk Řehoř
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
![Vladimír Menšík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281807_61dfca.png)
Vladimír Menšík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
![Josef Vošalík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274846_87a25c.jpg)
Josef Vošalík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The White Lady (1965)
Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“ (1948)
The Inspector General (1933)
![Jiří Koutný](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274947_170792.jpg)
Jiří Koutný
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1970)
The White Lady (1965)
Na tý louce zelený (1972) (theatrical recording)
![Alois Dvorský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274298_87bdcf.jpg)
Alois Dvorský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
![Emanuel Kovařík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275616_d1df01.jpg)
Emanuel Kovařík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Station Master (1941)
![Vladimír Linka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275742_cc6b0f.jpg)
Vladimír Linka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
The Stolen Airship (1966)
The Incredibly Sad Princess (1968)