Facing El Chapo
2026 · Crime · Action
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Film / 1961
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
Directed by
Vladimír Čech
“A bored housewife, a husband who married her for show, and a stupid boy who is full of himself because he is dating a Swiss woman.” The words of Inspector Tůma sound like they’re from a European melodrama, but in fact they come from a Czechoslovak crime story. A pair of detectives, counterfeit medicine, the high-society setting of a Karlovy Vary hotel, and Oldřich Nový as the aging hotel manager Kraus.
The story
“A bored housewife, a husband who married her for show, and a stupid boy who is full of himself because he is dating a Swiss woman.” The words of Inspector Tůma sound like they’re from a European melodrama, but in fact they come from a Czechoslovak crime story. A pair of detectives, counterfeit medicine, the high-society setting of a Karlovy Vary hotel, and Oldřich Nový as the aging hotel manager Kraus.
Cast
Karel HögerKpt. Tůma
Josef BekLieutenant Frantisek Líbal
Oldřich NovýJindrich Kraus, director of the hotel
Anna PitašováKraus' wife called Isa
Bohuš ZáhorskýDr. Vopálenský
Jan Třískalaboratory assistant Mirek Zach
Miloš Nedbalmagician Bonhardi (Ladislav Valenta)
Bohumil Šmídathief Josef Sesták
Oldřich VelenLieutenant Jiri Florian
Marcela Martínkoválaboratory assistant Zdena Fisárková
Josef Abrhámwitness Jirka Ruml
Libuše GeprtováRuml's girl
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Rudolf Deyl
Anna GabrielováKrystofová
Hana BrožováGolf player
Miloslav LipinskýDancer
Věra BurešováDancer
Alena MartinovskáDancer
Antonín Kandertwarehouseman Rendl
František Miroslav Doubravamember of the VB
Ota MotyčkaInspektor
František Hadravachief
Josef HlinomazReceptionist
Bohumil HonsaPorter
Marta Kaňovskástranger
Eva Marie KavanováGolf player
Lubomír Kostelkachief
František Kováříkold Mr. Mensík
Věra LangrováReceptionist
Václav LohniskýReceptionist
Vilém PrunerWaiter
Zdeněk ŘehořLokvenc
Sonja Sázavskábartender Lenka
Giorgos Skalenakisstranger
Otto ŠimánekMoravec
Zdeněk TýleLifftboy
Gustav NezvalChief of the VB
Věra HanslíkováWoman at interrogation
Gabriela Bártlová-BuddeusováFikjzlová - woman at interrogation
Milka Balek-BrodskáRezácová - woman at interrogation
Milena GeislerováStranger
Václav WassermanGuest at the hotel
Karel PeyrSochor - man at interrogation
Martin VačkářPikolík
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