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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 79%, Metacritic 72/100. Every source lands within 7 points of the others. Scores higher than 91% of the 2,452 2000s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
Metacritic72/100
119 audience votes
Key crew
- Jiří MenzelScreenplay
- Jiří MenzelDirector
Cast
- Ivan BarnevJan Dítě
- Oldřich KaiserOld Jan Dítě
- Julia JentschLíza
- Marián LabudaWalden
- Milan LasicaProfessor
- Zuzana FialováMarcela
- Martin HubaMaître Skřivánek
- Josef AbrhámHotel Manager Brandejs
- Jiří LábusPrague Golden City Hotel Manager
- Rudolf HrušínskýHotel Manager Tichota
- Pavel NovýGeneral
- Jaromír DulavaWaiter Karel
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Themes
based on novel or booknaziworld war iiczechoslovakiaprague, czech republicsudetenlandsocial satirewaiter1940s1950spolitical repression1930s