The Cassandra Cat
| The Cassandra Cat | |
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| Directed by | Vojtěch Jasný |
| Written by | Jiří Brdečka Vojtěch Jasný Jan Werich |
| Produced by | Jaroslav Jílovec |
| Starring | Jan Werich Vlastimil Brodský Emília Vášáryová Jiří Sovák Vladimír Menšík |
| Cinematography | Jaroslav Kučera |
| Edited by | Jan Chaloupek |
| Music by | Svatopluk Havelka |
| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 mins or 101 mins |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
The Cassandra Cat (Czech: Až přijde kocour), also released under the titles When the Cat Comes, The Cat Who Wore Sunglasses, and/or That Cat) is a 1963 Czechoslovakian film directed by Vojtěch Jasný.
It tells the story of a mysterious traveling circus that arrives in a village accompanied by a sunglass-wearing cat named Mokol. When the cat's glasses are removed, people in the village appear bathed in different colours that reflect their true feelings.
The film won two major awards at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963, including the C.S.T. Prize and Special Jury Prize, Cannes.[1]
Cast
- Jan Werich - Magician / Oliva
- Emília Vášáryová - Diana (as Emilie Vasáryová)
- Vlastimil Brodský - Teacher Robert
- Jirí Sovák - School director
- Vladimír Mensík - School janitor
- Jirina Bohdalová - Julie
- Karel Effa - Janek
- Vlasta Chramostová - Marjánka
- Alena Kreuzmannová - Gossip
- Stella Zázvorková - Ruzena
- Jaroslav Mares - Restaurant owner
- Jana Werichová - Chairman's wife
- Ladislav Fialka - Stealer
- Karel Vrtiska - Miller
- Václav Babka - Policeman
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Cassandra Cat". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
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