Directed by:
Martin FričCinematography:
Otto HellerComposer:
Jaroslav JežekCast:
George Voskovec, Jan Werich, Vladimír Šmeral, Adina Mandlová, Bohuš Záhorský, Jaroslav Průcha, Miroslav Svoboda, Ladislav Herbert Struna, Zdeněk Štěpánek (more)Plots(1)
A film adaptation of Prague’s Liberated Theatre play Heads or Tails (1936). Two newsboys blunder amid the endangered democracy and its defenders. The guys unintentionally help to disclose a coup attempt. A “committed” and humorous image of the power of propaganda and faith in leftist collectivism. (Summer Film School)
Cast
![George Voskovec](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268972_26e0a8.jpg)
George Voskovec
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Heave Ho! (1934)
![Jan Werich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268969_fbfcd9.jpg)
Jan Werich
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Balada z hadrů (1960) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
![Vladimír Šmeral](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268168_7ce45e.jpg)
Vladimír Šmeral
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Larks on a String (1969)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
![Adina Mandlová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271994_1cb013.jpg)
Adina Mandlová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
Ducháček Will Fix It (1938)
Christian (1939)
![Bohuš Záhorský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270439_31ce5a.jpg)
Bohuš Záhorský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
![Jaroslav Průcha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274347_721b6a.jpg)
Jaroslav Průcha
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![Miroslav Svoboda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275186_1d90be.jpg)
Miroslav Svoboda
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
![Ladislav Herbert Struna](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274560_cf17a6.jpg)
Ladislav Herbert Struna
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Nebe a dudy (1941)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
The Sins of Love (1929)
![Zdeněk Štěpánek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268704_3875a5.jpg)
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Malér (1965) (TV movie)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
![Karel Dostal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275334_70a7af.jpg)
Karel Dostal
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Nebe a dudy (1941)
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
The White Disease (1937)
![František Černý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268681_ed305b.jpg)
František Černý
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![František Filipovský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268130_966c13.jpg)
František Filipovský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![Emanuel Kovařík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275616_d1df01.jpg)
Emanuel Kovařík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Station Master (1941)
![Jiří Hron](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275335_461fb3.jpg)
Jiří Hron
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Girl in Blue (1939)
Life Is a Dog (1933)
The Lovers of an Old Criminal (1927)
![Jarmila Švabíková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274860_10baf9.jpg)
Jarmila Švabíková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
The Good Soldier Schweik 2: Beg to Report, Sir (1957)
The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice (1944)
![Mirko Eliáš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275860_d65631.jpg)
Mirko Eliáš
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Morality Above All Else (1937)
Jánošík (1935)
The World Belongs to Us (1937)
![Gustav Hilmar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271653_eb356c.jpg)
Gustav Hilmar
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
![Alfred Baštýř](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275437_d35887.jpg)
Alfred Baštýř
Austrian Empire
Best movies:
The Lumberjack (1922)
The Poisoned Light (1921)
Business Under Distress (1931)
![Josef Oliak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/841/168841604_vkhkcp.jpg)
Josef Oliak
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Ducháček Will Fix It (1938)
The Sins of Love (1929)
![Vladimír Smíchovský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275385_d3650d.jpg)
Vladimír Smíchovský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The White Disease (1937)
Girl in Blue (1939)
Baron Munchhausen (1940)