Murder in the Excelsior Hotel

Murder in the Excelsior Hotel

Part of Hříšní lidé města pražského (kolekce)

1971•1h 29m•5.9/10

Crime

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5.9/10(10)

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…

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Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Language

CS

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jaroslav Marvan

Jaroslav Marvan

Policejní rada Vacátko

Josef Bláha

Josef Bláha

Brůžek

Josef Vinklář

Josef Vinklář

Bouše

František Filipovský

František Filipovský

Mrázek

Zdeněk Řehoř

Zdeněk Řehoř

Janík

Slávka Budínová

Slávka Budínová

Janíková

Josef Somr

Josef Somr

Janouš

Milena Dvorská

Milena Dvorská

Janoušová

Miloš Kopecký

Miloš Kopecký

ředitel hotelu

Otto Lackovič

Otto Lackovič

číšník Pepi

Václav Lohniský

Václav Lohniský

pianista Krofta

Josef Langmiler

Josef Langmiler

zpěvák

Jan Šmíd

Vladimír Stach

Joachim Kirchmayer

Otakar Brousek

Otakar Brousek

Jiří Smutný

Oldřich Musil

Miroslav Homola

Miroslav Homola

Milan Kindl

Viktor Očásek

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