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Successful writer Gabriel Anděl still loves his wife Lola very much, but he can't stand the way she is always getting involved in his work, so he decides to divorce her. Just as he is about to move into his country villa, a police inspector appears on the scene with a warning that some crooks are planning to sell the house in question to a rich Czech-American. Anděl and the inspector immediately drive there and indeed find a gang of criminals disguised as servants. However, these are far from the only crooks involved in this complicated case. Before the crazy night is over, Gabriel and Lola will have many more surprises and complicated situations...
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Successful writer Gabriel Anděl still loves his wife Lola very much, but he can't stand the way she is always getting involved in his work, so he decides to divorce her. Just as he is about to move into his country villa, a police inspector appears on the scene with a warning that some crooks are planning to sell the house in question to a rich Czech-American. Anděl and the inspector immediately drive there and indeed find a gang of criminals disguised as servants. However, these are far from the only crooks involved in this complicated case. Before the crazy night is over, Gabriel and Lola will have many more surprises and complicated situations...
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Genre:Comedy, Crime
Written By:Miroslav Cikán, Jaroslav Mottl
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:Nationalfilm
Cast
Miroslav Cikán
Director
Oldřich Nový
Gabriel Anděl
Jiřina Steimarová
Lola Andělová
Jaroslav Marvan
Vilibald Škarda aka inspektor Čepelka
Vlasta Hrubá
Lilian alias Vlasta Škardová
Miroslav Homola
Kofila
Antonín Jirsa
Halama
Ferenc Futurista
Fordson alias Šajna
Věra Hanslíková
Anežka
Vladimír Řepa
nepravý notář
Eman Fiala
zloděj
Milada Smolíková
hospodská
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