Directed by:
Oldřich LipskýCinematography:
Jaroslav KučeraComposer:
Luboš FišerCast:
Michal Dočolomanský, Rudolf Hrušínský, Miloš Kopecký, Václav Lohniský, Ladislav Pešek, Naďa Konvalinková, Květa Fialová, Martin Růžek, Olga Schoberová (more)Plots(1)
The best American detective, Nick Carter, comes to Art Nouveau Prague to solve a tricky case - and to taste local beer and fall in love. This parody of trashy detective stories brought together Oldřich Lipský, writer Jiří Brdečka and artist Jan Švankmajer. (Summer Film School)
Cast
![Michal Dočolomanský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268176_13a1c2.jpg)
Michal Dočolomanský
Slovak state
Best movies:
Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
![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)
![Václav Lohniský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268136_cc0c4b.jpg)
Václav Lohniský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Witchhammer (1969)
![Ladislav Pešek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268712_8f9466.jpg)
Ladislav Pešek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Tři na lavičce (1978) (TV movie)
![Naďa Konvalinková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268386_7600a2.jpg)
Naďa Konvalinková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Noc pastýřů (1993) (TV movie)
![Květa Fialová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268312_e7d36c.jpg)
Květa Fialová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
![Martin Růžek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268710_95af03.jpg)
Martin Růžek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Tři na lavičce (1978) (TV movie)
Witchhammer (1969)
All My Compatriots (1968) - narrator
![Olga Schoberová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268449_174680.jpg)
Olga Schoberová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
You Are a Widow, Sir (1970)
![Zdeněk Dítě](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268690_417d76.jpg)
Zdeněk Dítě
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Men About Town (1969)
![Karel Effa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268606_1f6b4c.jpg)
Karel Effa
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
S Pydlou v zádech (1985) (theatrical recording)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
![Vladimír Hrubý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268170_bad20f.jpg)
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)
![Petr Brukner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268711_f8245f.jpg)
Petr Brukner
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Dobytí severního pólu (2006) (theatrical recording)
Záskok (1997) (theatrical recording)
The Conquest of the North Pole (1987) (theatrical recording)
![Vladimír Hrabánek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268132_dec367.jpg)
Vladimír Hrabánek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![Milan Mach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/361/160361317_7f3c89.jpg)
Milan Mach
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Myrtil Frída
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
![Jiří Brdečka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/019/158019391_524663.jpg)
Jiří Brdečka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
The Nuremberg Campaign (1963)
![Vítězslav Černý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268679_04f6dc.jpg)
Vítězslav Černý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
![Milivoj Uzelac st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312325_71363d.jpg)
Milivoj Uzelac st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
I, Distressing God (1969)
![Jan Kotva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274933_21d38e.jpg)
Jan Kotva
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Oil Lamps (1971)