The read
A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
In Vražda v hotelu Excelsior, the interwar period homicide detective squad from Prague investigates the murder of a wealthy woman, Mrs Matoušová, which threatens the reputation of the eponymous luxury hotel popular with Prague’s elite. Even the retired police inspector Mrázek (František Filipovský), who works at the Excelsior as a hotel detective, is unable to help at first. Although the investigation inevitably uncovers the hotel staff’s scheming, Vacátko and his team unerringly follow the trail that leads them to the murderer…
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Jiří SequensDirector
- Zdeněk LiškaOriginal Music Composer
- Jiří MarekScreenplay
- Jiří SequensScreenplay
Cast
- Jaroslav MarvanPolicejní rada Vacátko
- Josef BláhaBrůžek
- Josef VinklářBouše
- František FilipovskýMrázek
- Zdeněk ŘehořJaník
- Slávka BudínováJaníková
- Josef SomrJanouš
- Milena DvorskáJanoušová
- Miloš Kopeckýředitel hotelu
- Otto Lackoviččíšník Pepi
- Václav Lohniskýpianista Krofta
- Josef Langmilerzpěvák
Themes
based on short story