How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer
1975 · 120 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 1,371 VOTES · DIR. Václav Vorlíček
Overview
There are still water spirits among us. One group lives in Prague, led by Mr. Wassermann, who is using his wife's family as a servants. All they need is their old house near the river. But the house is to be demolished. They have to stop it. And the only way is to drown Dr. Mrácek, who is responsible for the demolition. But he falls in love with Wassermann's niece Jana. He changes to fish, is mistaken for water spirit from Germany, is drowned and revived again. The other problem is the flour with ears... and so on...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,244 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:08 HOWTO DROWN DR. MRACEK, THE LAWYER
00:05:33 His is so damp he can grow water-lilies in his bed!
00:08:43 - Which a rag!
00:12:32 - At your service...
00:15:41 ... pull... two-three...
00:20:17 - Because what?
00:24:18 That's him.
00:28:41 you could never change into a fish again
00:33:13 countries, but Mr Wassermann
00:37:06 I beg of you, Henry! On my knees!
00:40:44 - lsn't it dangerous? - What?
00:44:37 - Vladka?! - They should be back by now.
00:47:38 - Complaining? You'd have to be a human for that!
00:51:38 Janie, should you meet a bag of flour
00:55:47 - The old man can alter his marriage certificate
01:00:48 - Only one?
01:04:29 - Professor!
01:08:36 - So am l... Miss?
01:12:30 - What? Husband?
01:15:34 - So do l, it's not bad.
01:20:00 - To see my daddy... Mr. Patocek...
01:25:00 Such a nice man, shame on you!
01:29:46 - Do your worst! These are your last two goons...
01:34:39 THE END
Cast & Characters
Jaromír Hanzlík
Dr. Jindrich Mrácek
Libuse Safránková
Jana Vodicková
Frantisek Filipovský
Bertík Vodicka
Milos Kopecký
Wassermann
Vladimír Mensík
Karel Vodicka, plávcík
Zdenek Rehor
potápec Alois Vodicka, Janin otec
Stella Zázvorková
Doc. Mrácková, Jindrichová matka
Eva Hudecková
Polly, Wassermannová dcera
Cestmír Randa
Albert Bach, vodník z reky Inn
Míla Myslíková
Matylda, Wassermannova zena
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,244
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line01:34:39
Production Record
DirectorVáclav Vorlíček
LanguageCS
IMDb votes1,371