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A Star Is Falling Upwards

A Star Is Falling Upwards

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A Star Is Falling Upwards

1975

2h 16m

6.0(3 votes)

Music

Overview

Švand, a room painter from Strakonice, begins a dizzying career as a pop music star, but he soon discovers that fame is not the most important thing in life or what he is looking for and what he longs for in life.

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Filmové studio Barrandov

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Karel Gott

Karel Gott

Švanda

Jitka Molavcová

Jitka Molavcová

Dorotka

Josef Somr

Josef Somr

Vocílka

Jiří Sovák

Jiří Sovák

Kalenda

Vladimír Ráž

Vladimír Ráž

Zuzana Kocúriková

Zuzana Kocúriková

Hana Lelitová

Libuše Švormová

Libuše Švormová

Jana Šulcová

Jana Šulcová

Ludmila Píchová

Ludmila Píchová

Creative team

Directed by: Ladislav Rychman
Written by: Václav Nývlt
Jiří Štaidl

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