''End of a Priest'' () is a 1969 Czechoslovak
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Evald Schorm
Evald Schorm (15 December 1931 – 14 December 1988) was a Czech film and stage director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 26 films between 1959 and 1988. Schorm was a notable exponent of the Czech New Wave, Czech Film New Wave.
Biograph ...
. It was entered into the
1969 Cannes Film Festival
The 22nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 23 May 1969. Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti served as jury president for the main competition.
The ''Grand Prix du Festival International du Film'', then the fetival's main prize, was awarde ...
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Cast
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Vlastimil Brodský
Vlastimil Brodský (15 December 1920 – 20 April 2002) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films, and is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema.
One of his best-known roles was as the title charac ...
as Verger Albert
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Jan Libíček as Teacher
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Zdena Škvorecká as Anna
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Jana Brejchová as Majka
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Jaroslav Satoranský as Toník
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Vladimír Valenta as Farmer
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Helena Růžičková
Helena Růžičková (13 June 1936 – 4 January 2004) was a Czechs, Czech actress. She was known for her characteristic corpulent figure and comedic talents. She became popular especially thanks to her roles in Jaroslav Papoušek's ''Homolka'' co ...
as Farmer's wife
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Josefa Pechlatová as Grandmother
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Martin Růžek as White bishop
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Gueye Cheick as Black Bishop
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Andrea Čunderlíková as Božka
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Libuše Freslová as Bride
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Václav Kotva as Jan Páně
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Pavel Landovský as Watcher
References
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1969 films
Czech comedy films
1960s Czech-language films
1969 comedy films
Czechoslovak black-and-white films
Films directed by Evald Schorm
1960s Czech films
Films scored by Jan Klusák
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