How to Take in a Lawyer

narrative

Typology

feature

Czech title

Jak napálit advokáta

Runtime

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1980

Production year

1980

Premiere

12.09.1980

Language version

Czech

Director

Vladimír Čech

Summary

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 - 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 Cígler'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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F. Vlach

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Dubbing

Renáta Doleželová

hlas Adély Koperové

Crew and creators

Director

Vladimír Čech

Second Unit Director

Věra Ticháčková

Assistant Director

Josef Loučím, Magdalena Davidová

Set Designer

Rudolf Beneš, Josef Calta, Petr Matouš

Costume Designer

Olga Jedličková

Costumes

Eva Lackingerová, Eva Vacková

Make-Up Artist

František Čížek, Jaroslav Hruška, Vlasta Hájková

Film Editor

Jan Chaloupek

Sound Designer

Jiří Lenoch

Titles Designed by

Karel Helmich

Production Manager

Jiří Pokorný

Unit Production Manager

Vlasta Synkulová, Jan Milič

Unit Production Manager

Kateřina Juhászová

Consultant

dr. Karel Havlíček

Cooperation

Irena Neubertová, Miroslav Pešan

Music

Music Composed by

Štěpán Lucký

Music Performed by

FISYO

Music Conducted by

František Belfín (FISYO)

Production info

Original Title

Jak napálit advokáta

English Title

How to Take in a Lawyer

Working Title

Historky z motorismu

Copyright

1980

Production Year

1980

Premiere

12.09.1980

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Copyright Holders

Státní fond kinematografie

Distribution

Ústřední půjčovna filmů

Creative Group

Miroslav Hladký

Sales

Národní filmový archiv, Obchodní oddělení

Technical info

Format

35mm , Betacam

Versions

Czech

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Cast

Jitka Havlíčková

Milada Bednářová

Jana Jandová

Dana Kyznarová

Marcela Loučímová

Helena Šafránková

Daniela Vondráčková

Josef Starosta

Petr Zámostný

Jan Vacek

Petr Bezpalec

Wolfgang Hauer

Václav Král (hudebník)

Pavel Štemberk

Pavel Hrachový

P. Prokůpek

J. Holubec

Otakar Němec

L. Srnka

V. Srnka

V. Šroub

J. Vaisar

F. Vlach

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