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Alarm in the Clouds

Alarm in the Clouds

Part of Pan Tau (kolekce)

1978•1h 16m•5.5/10
AdventureFamilyFantasyComedy

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5.5/10(8)

In defiance of all the laws of physics Mr. Tau is walking on the wing of an aircraft flying close to Prague. Young Alenka is enthusiastic, but the other passengers are horrified. The security inspector Málek believes the report from the crew to be a code alerting him to a hijack, and orders an emergency landing. In the confusion at the airport the fairytale Mr. Tau disappears into one of the halls.

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Production

Filmové studio Barrandov, SR, WDR

Language

CS

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Otto Šimánek

Otto Šimánek

Pan Tau

Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský

Josef Dvořák

Josef Dvořák

Josef Bláha

Josef Bláha

Jiří Lábus

Jiří Lábus

František Husák

František Husák

Ludmila Molínová

Ludmila Molínová

Jiří Kodet

Jiří Kodet

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