Tax on Convenience
Typology
featureLenght
shortCzech title
Daň z pohodlíRuntime
12 minCountry
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1961Production year
1961Language version
CzechDirector
Ladislav RychmanSynopsis
A man stands on the bridge throwing money into the river. He invites the curious onlookers who gather around him to join in. After a moment's hesitation, they finally do so. Only two of them, a young woman and Mr Kučera, refuse his invitation. They do not understand why they should do such a thing. But the man would not take "no" for an answer. He shows them using examples from their own lives how they squander money out of their own pockets through carelessness. Mr Kučera called a plumber to fix his bath. The plumber spent most of the day in the pub but still charged for the entire morning's work, and Mr Kučera paid for it. The young woman, on the other hand, paid an express surcharge for cleaning her skirt, but the skirt was not ready on time so that, in effect, she spent more money than was necessary. After these examples the man advises the consumers how to protect themselves from everyday theft.
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Rudolf Deyl ml.
muž na mostě/instalatér/žena v čistírně/holič
Jan Maška
Kučera
Jiřina Bohdalová
mladá žena
Otto Budín
brýlatý muž
Eva Svobodová
žena na mostě
Věra Váchová
slečna v opravně
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Original Title
Daň z pohodlí
English Title
Tax on Convenience
Working Title
Dodržování cen v Místním hospodářství
Category
film
Typology
feature
Genre
satire
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1961
Production Year
1961
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Lenght
short
Runtime
12 min
Versions
Czech