Directed by:
Vojtěch JasnýCinematography:
Josef VanišComposer:
Svatopluk HavelkaCast:
Walter Giller, Gitte Hænning, Juraj Herz, Václav Lohniský, Josef Hlinomaz, Vladimír Hrubý, Stanislav Litera, Jaroslav Štercl, Karel Effa, Vladimír Menšík (more)Plots(1)
The Actor's Pipe - Actor couple George and Mary are engaged to play the leading roles in the film People and Wolves. The film's action takes place in the milieu of fur hunters. George buys himself a pipe "worthy of a great actor". He gets exceedingly accustomed to his role of the jealous husband and causes problems throughout the shoot. He even beats up his film rival Poker once. The production company finally fires George and Mary. Even this is not enough to bring George back to reality and, when he finds Mary in Poker's arms, he shoots his adversary. He is sentenced to death. Before his execution, still convinced that he is taking part in a film story, he puts away his pipe so as to prevent its smoke hiding his face in the moment of death. The Lord's Pipe - On his wedding night, Lord Edward Grayton prefers his pipe filled with "straight grain", his favourite tobacco, to the charms of his young and beautiful Lady Mary. Soon after the wedding, Edward invites the young Lord William to visit their estate while he leaves for London under the pretence of an urgent business. Upon his return, he finds his wife in the arms of the dog-keeper John. The next day, the Lord announces to Lady Mary that they will make a journey around the world and sends his dearest pipe to John. The Pipe of St Hubert - Hunter Kurt must go to war. He leaves his delightful wife Elsa at home, together with his already seasoned porcelain pipe. The war goes on for a long time and it is no wonder that Elsa falls for the charms of an Italian captive, Marcello. In addition to her double bed, she offers the man her husband's pipe. Kurt's unexpected return interrupts the idyll. Marcello jumps out of the window, but what is Elsa to do with the still smoking pipe? She puts it in the mouth of the wooden figurine of St Hubert and then claims to her husband that the saint smokes. At night, she is awoken by bad conscience. She glances at the figurine and is terrified to find that Hubert is indeed puffing away at the pipe. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Walter Giller
German Empire
Best movies:
The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
Roses for the Prosecutor (1959)
Shots in 3/4 Time (1965)
Gitte Hænning
Denmark
Best movies:
The Pipes (1966)
Juraj Herz
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Pacho, the Thief of Hybe (1975)
Václav Lohniský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Witchhammer (1969)
Josef Hlinomaz
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Vladimír Hrubý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Stanislav Litera
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Happy End (1967)
The Girl on the Broomstick (1971)
Jaroslav Štercl
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Happy End (1967)
Karel Effa
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
S Pydlou v zádech (1985) (theatrical recording)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Vladimír Menšík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Oldřich Velen
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
All My Compatriots (1968)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Richard Münch
German Empire
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Train (1964)
Patton (1970)
Jana Brejchová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Půlpenny (1974) (TV movie)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
Vít Olmer
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Gentlemen Boys (1975)
Ball Lightning (1978)
The Devil's Trap (1961)
Jan Kačer
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
Jana Andresíková
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
The Joke (1968)
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest (1984)
Gerhard Riedmann
Austria
Best movies:
Magic Fire (1956)
The Pipes (1966)
Waldemar Matuška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
All My Compatriots (1968)
Vivi Bach
Denmark
Best movies:
Bullets Don't Argue (1964)
Herrliche Zeiten im Spessart (1967)
The Pipes (1966)
Nadja Tiller
Austria
Best movies:
Barefoot (2005)
Tender Scoundrel (1966)
Rosemary (1958)