The Hard Life of an Adventurer

Nan
1h 29m
1941
6.3 /10 (3)

Overview

A writer of pulp crime novels is drawn into a series of real crimes. This film was one of the first Czech attempts on a genre parody.

Country : Czechoslovakia
Languages : Český
Released Date: 1941-11-28

Top Billed Cast

Otomar Korbelář

Fred Flok alias Konzul Binder alias Komisar Niklas alias Ing. Benda

Ladislav Pešek

Karel Kryspín alias Charles Crispin

Adina Mandlová

Helena Rohanová

Jaroslav Marvan

Tichý, policejní inspektor

Karel Dostal

Dr. Seidl

Karel Černý

Vladimír Řepa

Karel Hradilák

Rudolf Hrušínský

František Filipovský

R. A. Dvorský

Eman Fiala

František Paul

Karel Postranecký

Fred Bulín

Jindra Hermanová

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