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1966•1h 47m•Released•CS

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Overview

A quintet of vignettes based on short stories by Bohumil Hrabal: an eventful trip to the motorcycle races results in drunkenness, long-winded discussions, and death; two elderly men create false biographies; insurance agents visit an eccentric painter/goat farmer and his mother; guests at a wedding reception remain oblivious to outlying misery; and a working-class boy romances a Roma girl.

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Comedy

The Swinging Light

Movie Details

Release Date

January 7, 1966

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

5.8 / 10

Votes

33

Budget

Not available

Revenue

Not available

Status

Released

Popularity

1.0

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Criterion Channel

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The Swinging Light

Cast

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Pavla Maršálková

Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Ferdinand Krůta

Ferdinand Krůta

Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Alois Vachek

Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Emil Iserle

Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Miroslav Nohýnek

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Slávka Španková

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal

Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Miloš Čtrnáctý

Patient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")

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František Havel

Patient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")

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Josef Hejl

Barber (segment "Podvodníci")

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Jan Vašák

Attendand (segment "Podvodníci")

The Swinging Light

Featured Crew

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Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal

Screenplay

Věra Chytilová

Věra Chytilová

Director

Jaromil Jireš

Jaromil Jireš

Director

Jan Němec

Jan Němec

Director

Evald Schorm

Evald Schorm

Director

Věra Chytilová

Věra Chytilová

Screenplay

Jaromil Jireš

Jaromil Jireš

Screenplay

Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Screenplay

Jan Němec

Jan Němec

Screenplay

Evald Schorm

Evald Schorm

Screenplay

Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Director

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