Pearls of the Deep (1966) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

Five comic tales of love showcase the growing Czechoslovakian film industry.

Cast & Crew

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Vera Chytilova

Director ("The Snackbar World")

Pavla Marsalkova

Mother ("Mr Baltazar'S Death")

Vera Mrazkova

Wife ("The Snackbar World")

Milos Ctrnacty

Journalist ("The Imposters")

Ferdinand Kruta

Father ("Mr Baltazar'S Death")

Jan Pech

Son ("Mr Baltazar'S Death")

Photos & Videos

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Pearls Of The Deep (1966) -- (Movie Clip) Did The Workers Like It?

Pearls Of The Deep (1966) -- (Movie Clip) To Be Nearer To Heaven

Pearls Of The Deep (1966) -- (Movie Clip) V As In Vodka

Film Details

Also Known As

Pearls on the Ground

Genre

Comedy

Foreign

Release Date

1966

Production Company

Barrandov Studios

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 47m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color

Synopsis

Five comic tales of love showcase the growing Czechoslovakian film industry.

Directors

Vera Chytilova

Director ("The Snackbar World")

Jaromil Jires

Director ("Romance")

Jiri Menzel

Director ("Mr Baltazar'S Death")

Jan Nemec

Director ("The Imposters")

Ewald Schorm

Director ("The House Of Happiness")

Cast

Pavla Marsalkova

Mother ("Mr Baltazar'S Death")

Vera Mrazkova

Wife ("The Snackbar World")

Milos Ctrnacty

Journalist ("The Imposters")

Ferdinand Kruta

Father ("Mr Baltazar'S Death")

Jan Pech

Son ("Mr Baltazar'S Death")

Alois Vachek

Baltazar ("Mr Baltazar'S Death")

Frantisek Havel

Singer ("The Imposters")

Josef Heji

Barber ("The Imposters")

Vaclav Zak

Painter ("The House Of Happiness")

Josefa Pechlatova

Wife ("The House Of Happiness")

Ivan Vyskocil

Agent ("The House Of Happiness")

Vladimir Boudnik

Man ("The Snackbar World")

Alzbeta Lastovkov

Girl ("The Snackbar World")

Karel Jerabek

Gaston ("Romance")

Dana Valtova

Girl ("Romance")

Crew

Blazej Bernard

Olin Bosak

Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal

Jan Klusak

Jaroslav Kucera

Director Of Photography

Jirina Lukesova

Miloslav Majek

Jiri Sust

Videos

Pearls Of The Deep (1966) -- (Movie Clip) To Be Nearer To Heaven Jiri Menzel directs the first segment, Mr. Baltazar’s Death, Pavla Marsalkova a mother, Jan Pech her son and mechanic, Ferdinand Kruta the distracted dad, headed for a motorcycle race, from the compilation of stories by the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, Pearls Of The Deep 1966.

Pearls Of The Deep (1966) -- (Movie Clip) V As In Vodka Jan Nemec directs the second of five stories by writer Bohumil Hrabal, Milos Ctrnacty plays the “journalist,” Frantisek Havel the “singer,” hospitalized together in a piece called The Impostors, in the Czech New Wave anthology Pearls Of The Deep, 1966.

Pearls Of The Deep (1966) -- (Movie Clip) Did The Workers Like It? From the vignette The Restaurant The World, directed by Vera Chyltilova, (her husband, Jaroslav Kucera, the cinematographer), Alzbeta Lastovkov operates the automat, debriefing artist Vladimir Boudnik, Vera Mrazkova a passing bride, in the anthology Pearls Of The Deep, 1966.

Film Details

Also Known As

Pearls on the Ground

Genre

Comedy

Foreign

Release Date

1966

Production Company

Barrandov Studios

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 47m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1965

Released in United States August 1965

Released in United States September 20, 1966

Shown at Locarno Film Festival August 1965.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 20, 1966.

Released in United States 1965

Released in United States August 1965 (Shown at Locarno Film Festival August 1965.)

Released in United States September 20, 1966 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 20, 1966.)

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