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Bohumil Hrabal's book I Served the King of England is among the pinnacles of his body of work. Mirrored in the fate of a young Czech waiter's life are the hopes, conflicts, dramas, and defeats of Czechoslovak history in the last century. Based on… More
Synopsis
Bohumil Hrabal's book I Served the King of England is among the pinnacles of his body of work. Mirrored in the fate of a young Czech waiter's life are the hopes, conflicts, dramas, and defeats of Czechoslovak history in the last century. Based on that book, director Jiří Menzel presents a film about a man in the twilight of his life seeking images of the era he has lived through. About a man who yearned to fill his life with wealth and beauty no matter what the circumstances, a man whose luck always lay in his encountering some misfortune.
| Director | Jiří Menzel |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Jiří Menzel |
| Story | Bohumil Hrabal |
| Director of photography | Jaromír Šofr |
| Editor | Jiří Brožek |
| Sound | Radim Hladík ml. |
| Featuring | Oldřich Kaiser, Ivan Barnev, Julia Jentsch, Martin Huba, Marián Labuda, Milan Lasica, Josef Abrhám |
| Producer | Robert Schaffer, Andrea Metcalfe |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | AQS |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Bioscop |
| Sales | AQS |
| Co-production | TV Nova, Bioscop, Barrandov Studio, Magic Box Slovakia (SK), UPP |
| Supported by fund | Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography |
| Premiere | 19.12.2006 |
| Award: | Berlinale - FIPRESCI Critics' Choice, Czech Lion 2006 -best film, best director, best actor in a supporting role (Martin Huba), best cinematography |
| Sample | Interview...Trailer... |
