Directed by:
Juraj HerzCinematography:
Dodo ŠimončičComposer:
Michael KocábCast:
Jana Brejchová, Marek Brodský, Július Vašek, Vlado Müller, Vladimír Javorský, Andrej Hryc, Miroslav Donutil, Karol Čálik, Jan Hrušínský (more)Plots(1)
A fairy tale about the need for human happiness. The Fortune fairy is celebrating her birthday and decides to present humans with a pair of galoshes which make wishes come true. The galoshes change owners several times and each of the owners wish for different things. Only after seeing the unhappy fate of those presented with the magic shoes the fairy learns that happiness cannot be granted; it must be earned. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jana Brejchová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Půlpenny (1974) (TV movie)
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Marek Brodský
Czechoslovakia
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Dissolved and Effused (1984)
Mňága - Happy End (1996)
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Július Vašek
Czechoslovakia
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Vlado Müller
Czechoslovakia
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Vladimír Javorský
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Andrej Hryc
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Miroslav Donutil
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Karol Čálik
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Jan Hrušínský
Czechoslovakia
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José Luis López Vázquez
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Tereza Pokorná-Herzová
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Dušan Blaškovič
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Sylvia Turbová
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Růžena Rudnická
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Václav Knop
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Jindra Bartošová
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Renata Mašková
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Jana Oľhová
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Marta Rašlová
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Zuzana Töpferová
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