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The Cassandra Cat
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Directed by Vojtěch Jasný
Produced by Jaroslav Jílovec
Written by Jiří Brdečka
Vojtěch Jasný
Jan Werich
Starring Jan Werich
Vlastimil Brodský
Emília Vášáryová
Jiří Sovák
Vladimír Menšík
Music by Svatopluk Havelka
Cinematography Jaroslav Kučera
Editing by Jan Chaloupek
Distributed by Ústřední půjčovna filmů
Release date(s) May 1963 (1963-05) (Cannes)
September 20, 1963 (1963-09-20) (Czechoslovakia)
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 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný.

The film won two major awards at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963, including the C.S.T. Prize and Special Jury Prize, Cannes.

Plot

The film tells the story of a mysterious traveling circus that arrives in a village accompanied by a sunglasses-wearing cat named Mokol. When the cat's glasses are removed, people in the village appear bathed in different colors that reflect their true feelings.

Cast

  • Jan Werich - Magician / Oliva
  • Emília Vášáryová - Diana (as Emilie Vasáryová)
  • Vlastimil Brodský - Teacher Robert
  • Jiří Sovák - School director
  • Vladimír Menšík - School janitor
  • Jiřina Bohdalová - Julie
  • Karel Effa - Janek
  • Vlasta Chramostová - Marjánka
  • Alena Kreuzmannová - Gossip
  • Stella Zázvorková - Ruzena
  • Jaroslav Mareš - Restaurant owner
  • Jana Werichová - Chairman's wife
  • Ladislav Fialka - Stealer
  • Karel Vrtiska - Miller
  • Václav Babka - Policeman

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Až přijde kocour para niños

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