Rendező:
Martin FričOperatőr:
Otto HellerZeneszerző:
Jaroslav JežekSzereplők:
George Voskovec, Jan Werich, Vladimír Šmeral, Adina Mandlová, Bohuš Záhorský, Jaroslav Průcha, Miroslav Svoboda, Ladislav Herbert Struna (több)Tartalmak(1)
A film adaptation of Prague’s Liberated Theatre play Heads or Tails (1936). Two newsboys blunder amid the endangered democracy and its defenders. The guys unintentionally help to disclose a coup attempt. A “committed” and humorous image of the power of propaganda and faith in leftist collectivism. (Summer Film School)
Recenziók (3)
The way the guys fool around with a hand grenade is truly unforgettable, but there are many such scenes in this anti-war film. I like how they approached it with a light touch because the call for pacifism isn't overly harsh or forced; it's all very human, and of course, it's incredibly entertaining. Humor with a message that has easily withstood the test of time.
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It is generally agreed that Frič made better films with Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich, but Honzl gave them more energy and realness. I really don't feel like Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich act so inorganic with the rest of the ensemble in this film because the Western world pretense is odd enough as it is. Actors like Šmeral, Mandlová, and Záhorský don’t do a very good job. Lion-el is a topic plucked from the crisis into the void. Yet we can enjoy the clowning around, and thankfully, that is most important.
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“Heads or Tails" is one of my favorite plays of the Liberated Theatre and this film version of it was almost up to par. If it weren't for some plot confusion, probably caused by the fact that several parts of the film were lost during the war, I wouldn't have a single reservation. It is undoubtedly the best V+W film, the funniest and the most serious, and at times chilling to watch. And thanks to Martin Frič's direction, the silent comedy escapades with writing a slogan or taking down a barricade do not just look like imitations of other, more famous ones, but like 100% originals. "Who sent you here?" - "Hunger." - "Who is that?" - "The best cook."
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