How to Take in a Lawyer
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1980Production year
1979—1980Premiere
12 September 1980Runtime
76 minDirector
Vladimír ČechCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Jak napálit advokátaCzech title
Jak napálit advokátaEnglish title
How to Take in a LawyerWorking title
Historky z motorismuSummary
For a short period it seemed the actor Miloš Kopecký was enjoying playing only lawyers. A year after Jaromil Jireš’s successful tragicomedy Causa Králík (The Rabbit Case, 1979) he appeared in director Vladimír Čech’s easygoing picture Jak napálit advokáta (How to Take in a Lawyer, 1980). It was to be the last film in the director’s long career. It tells the story of the lawyer Hořic who specialises in motoring disputes. In the course of his practice he meets with a variety of clients. The conscientious small-town lawyer does not resolve any vitally serious disputes, although sometimes he has to attend interrogations or do a little detective work. He determines the correct amount of compensation during a car crash, he establishes the innocence of a man who has hit a cyclist and comes across a fraud involving emergency vehicles. In addition to the masterful Kopecký, the film’s talented cast included Marie Rosůlková as the hero’s mother.
Synopsis
Attorney Hořic is a specialist for cases connected with motoring. He approaches to his work unconventionally, he does not hesitate to search for evidence right in the terrain and he is willing to take various risks in the name of truth. He walks around a case just when the police question the parties of the crash of two car, a Trabant and a Simca. The owner of the Simca car, Kopera, whose wife was injured in the crash, suggests to Dymeš who caused the accident to settle all out of court. He asks for five thousand crowns. Dymeš hesitates, the amount is too high for him. Therefore he turns to the attorney Hořic. Hořic finds out that Kopera extremely exaggerated the seriousness of the injury of his wife as he was convinced that Dymeš will give him the money. In another case a young driver Čižma runs over an old cyklist. Hořic is sure the young man covers somebody. He finds out by investigation that the car was rented and had bad breaks. Another case is brought to the attorney by his mother. Her neighbour Cíglerová's husband – a truck driver Antonín Zoul – died two years ago. The lady thinks now she could get a compensation if it is proven that the accident was not caused only by her husband. Hořic's search confirms Zoul's guilt and on the top of it he finds a trace of fraud with crashed cars. In the evening Hořic picks up his girlfriend Kováříková. During a ride through night Prague two cars stick to them and they have an accident. Fortunately they are not injured and Hořic can defend Čižma at court. He assures him when he says the truth he will get by with suspended sentence.
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Cast
Miloš Kopecký
advokát JUDr. Jiří Hořic
Michaela Mišková
MUDr. Alena Kovaříková, Hořicova přítelkyně
Josef Větrovec
Vlastimil Dymeš, majitel trabantu
Luděk Munzar
Roman Kopera, majitel simky
Jitka Havlíčková
Voice by Renáta Doleželová
Adéla Koperová, hosteska ve varieté
Josef Bek
Řezáč, Hořicův kamarád z Moravy
Svatopluk Skopal
řidič žiguli Jaroslav Čižma
Oldřich Velen
vedoucí půjčovny aut Tikal
Marcela Martínková
Jiřina, Tikalova žena, Čižmova sestra
Marie Rosůlková
matka JUDr. Hořice
Zdenka Procházková
Cíglerová, vdova po řidiči Antonínu Zoulovi
Jiří Němeček
trenér autorodea Cígler, druhý muž Cíglerové
Otakar Brousek
Ing. Hurych
Jan Kanyza
garážmistr
Svatopluk Beneš
vedoucí vinárny Zavadil
Miroslav Zounar
vedoucí advokátní poradny
Radovan Lukavský
předseda senátu
Vladimír Hlavatý
cyklista Krychtálek
Vlastimil Čaněk
technik půjčovny Šiler
Jaroslav Mareš
řidič, kolega Antonína Zouly
Elena Strupková
sekretářka Evička
Nina Jiránková
soudkyně
Milan Mach
režisér varieté Karel Vaněk
Jitka Zelenohorská
zdravotní sestra v kartotéce
Jiří Havel
podporučík VB
Eva Svobodová
Voice by Jana Šedová
Krychtálkova žena
Oldřich Janovský
ředitel pojišťovny
Jindřich Narenta
řidič rakouského autobusu
Raoul Schránil
JUDr. Koláček z České Lípy
Miloš Vavruška
fotograf Lojza
Robert Vrchota
hospodský
Jindřich Hrdý
Dymešův syn
Jiřina Bílá
Dymešova žena
Lena Birková
tlumočnice z německého jazyka
Vladimír Navrátil
obhájce
Rudolf Fleischer
Hořicův kamarád v pojišťovně
Karel Hovorka
prokurátor
Jarmila Beránková
provozní v motorestu
Simona Stašová
pomocnice v kuchyni
Radka Mayerová
pomocnice na nádobí
František Kubíček
vrchní číšník
Miroslav Kalný
Ditrich
Miroslav Krejča
náměstek
Vladimír Linka
montér
Miloslav Šindler
montér
Roman Skamene
montér v garáži
Vladimír Pospíšil
vedoucí autobazaru
Jiřina Zemanová
vrátná
Bronislav Poloczek
saniťák
Josef Střecha
Čižmův otec
Petr Pospíchal
ošetřující lékař
Milada Bednářová
zdravotní sestra
Olga Navrátilová
zapisovatelka
František Čížek
samosoudce
Zora Ulla Keslerová
Voice by Simona Stašová
stopařka z Ostravy
Jana Jandová
tanečnice
Dana Kyznarová
tanečnice
Marcela Loučímová
tanečnice
Helena Šafránková
tanečnice
Daniela Vondráčková
tanečnice
Josef Starosta
tanečník
Petr Zámostný
tanečník
Jan Vacek
dirigent
Petr Bezpalec
hudebník
Wolfgang Hauer
hudebník
Václav Král (hudebník)
hudebník
Angelo Michajlov
hudebník
Pavel Štemberk
hudebník
Dubbing
Jan Kraus
hlas mechanika státní zkušebny v Klíčanech
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Josef Loučím, Magdalena Davidová
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Rudolf Beneš, Josef Calta, Petr Matouš
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Titles Designed by
Karel Helmich
Stunts
Antonín Hausknecht (rodeo), J. Holubec (rodeo), Pavel Hrachový (rodeo), Otakar Němec (rodeo), P. Prokůpek (autokaskadér – dopravní nehoda), L. Srnka (rodeo), V. Srnka (rodeo), Václav Syřiště (autokaskadér – dopravní nehoda), V. Šroub (rodeo), J. Vaisar (rodeo), F. Vlach (rodeo)
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Vlasta Synkulová, Jan Milič
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
dr. Karel Havlíček
Cooperation
Irena Neubertová (klapka), Miroslav Pešan (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Production info
Original Title
Jak napálit advokáta
Czech Title
Jak napálit advokáta
English Title
How to Take in a Lawyer
Working Title
Historky z motorismu
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1980
Production Year
1979—1980
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 6 June 1978
start of filming 16 August 1979
technical Screenplay approved 17 September 1979
end of filming 14 March 1980
projection approval 27 March 1980
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1986
Premiere
premiere 12 September 1980 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Miroslava Hladkého, Miroslav Hladký (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
76 min
Original length in metres
2 171 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, German
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
