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Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále

Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále

2006Movie⏱️ 1h 53mR
ComedyDramaRomanceWar
7.3
IMDB Rating
8,494 votes

A look at the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel.

Director
Jirí Menzel
Writers
Bohumil Hrabal, Jirí Menzel
Stars
Ivan Barnev, Oldrich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch
Release Date
January 11, 2007
Language
Czech, German, French, English, Italian, Korean, Hungarian
Country
Czech Republic, Slovakia
🏆 13
Wins
🎯 15
Nominations
💬 33
Reviews
📋 6.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Ivan Barnev
Ivan Barnev
as young Jan Díte
Oldrich Kaiser
Oldrich Kaiser
as old Jan Díte
Julia Jentsch
Julia Jentsch
as Líza
Marián Labuda
Marián Labuda
as Walden
Milan Lasica
Milan Lasica
as Profesor
Zuzana Fialová
Zuzana Fialová
as Marcela
Martin Huba
Martin Huba
as Skrivánek
Josef Abrhám
Josef Abrhám
as Hotelier Brandejs
Jirí Lábus
Jirí Lábus
as séf hotelu U Zlatého mesta Prahy
Rudolf Hrusínský
Rudolf Hrusínský
as Tichota

💰 Box Office

$7,354,478
Worldwide Gross
$617,403
Domestic Gross
$53,218
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Harrachov, Czech Republic
Production
AQS, Barrandov Studios, Bioscop

🏷️ Keywords

prague czechoslovakianazi1930s1920spersecution of jews

🎯 Categories

SatireComedyDramaRomanceWar

⭐ Featured Review

Political and social satire at its best in cinema
by JuguAbraham2008-03-12
8/10

"The works of Czech director Jiri Menzel constitute a tasty cocktail of humanism and laughter. In this film, the cocktail is personified in the words spoken by the narrator and lead character early in the film: "It was always my luck to run into bad luck." Menzel's innocent male country bumpkins have simplistic goals in life—-get rich and charm the beautiful woman in their horizon. His films remind you of the social satire embedded in the works of Charles Chaplin and the visual gags in the cinema of Buster Keaton. Only Menzel's body of work has a dose of moral ambiguity. W..."

💡 Did You Know?

The scenes for the Hotel Pariz restaurant were filmed in the main restaurant in Prague's Obecni Dum (Civic House), just around the corner from the actual Hotel Pariz. Both restaurants were designed in the Art Nouveau style by artist Alphons Mucha, but the Obecni Dum restaurant is larger.

📖 Synopsis

A look at the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel.