Rent A Case for a Rookie Hangman (1969)
3.5 of 5 from 62 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
- Pavel Juracek's free-form and darkly surreal adaptation of Gulliver's Travels also channels Lewis Carroll and Franz Kafka to create one of Czechoslovak cinema's most audacious and disturbing works. Lost on a country road, a man finds himself trapped in a nightmare world that mirrors communist-era Czechoslovakia. This transgressive film, like his earlier surrealist triumph 'Josef Kilian' (1963), greatly provoked the authorities and its release was severely curtailed.
- Actors:
- Lubomír Kostelka, Klára Jerneková, Milena Zahrynowska, Radovan Lukavský, Jirí Janda, Ludek Kopriva, Milos Vávra, Miroslav Machácek, Karel Bodnár, Jindrich Bonaventura, Pavel Bosek, Slávka Budínová, Nina Bártu, Vítezslav Cerný, Alois Curík, Eduard Dubský, Vera Ferbasová, Libor Fára, Rene Gabzdyl, Natasa Gollová
- Directors:
- Pavel Jurácek
- Voiced By:
- Regina Rázlová
- Writers:
- Pavel Jurácek, Jonathan Swift
- Aka:
- Prípad pro zacínajícího kata
- Studio:
- Second Run
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Countries:
- Czechoslovakia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/06/2019
- Run Time:
- 107 minutes
- Languages:
- Czech LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- 'Josef Kilián' (Postava k podpírání, 1963): Pavel Jurácek and Jan Schmidt's acclaimed short feature
- Two short films by Pavel Jurácek and directed by Jan Schmidt: 'Cars Without a Home' (Auta bez domova, 1959, 7 mins) and 'Black and White Sylva' (Cernobílá Sylva, 1961, 28 mins)
- The 2017 Projection Booth podcast with Mike White, Kat Ellinger, Kevin Heffernan and Peter Hames
