Amerika

Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comedian Jirí Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle of a main hero Karel Rossman (Martin Dejdar).

Cast

Martin Dejdar

as Karel Rossman

Jiří Lábus

as Strýc Jacob

Jarka Rytychová

as Klára

Kateřina Kozáková-Bílková

as Tereza

Jiří Schmitzer

as Topič

Oldřich Kaiser

as Delamarche

Pavel Landovský

as Robinson

Milan Riehs

as Pollunder

Jan Schmid

as Šubal

Petr Vacek

as Immigration Officer

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