''Hroch'' is a 1974 Czechoslovak

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directed by

Karel Steklý Karel Steklý (9 October 1903 – 5 July 1987) was a Czech film director. He is most famous for his film '' Siréna'' (1947) for which he won the Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Fest ...

. The film was meant as a political satire that would be a parable of

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. The film was notable for negative reception, and is often viewed as the worst Czech film ever made.

Cast

* Oldo Hlavácek as Hroch *

Helga Cocková Helga (derived from Old Norse ''heilagr'' - "holy", "blessed") is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, German-speaking countries and the Low Countries (''Hege'', ''Helle'', ''Helge'', ''Helga'', ''Helka'' or ''Oili''). The name was in use i ...

as Dása * Svatopluk Matyás as Pip Karen * Helena Blehárová as Sona * Miroslav Homola as Borovec *

Zdena Hadrbolcová Zdena Hadrbolcová (13 July 1937 – 20 November 2023) was a Czech actress. Life Zdena Hadrbolcová was born on 13 July 1937 in Prague. She was educated at a French grammar school in Prague and studied theatre directing at the Academy of Perf ...

as Plasilová * Eduard Dubský as Prof. Fibinger * Jirí Lír as Keeper *

Slávka Budínová Slávka Budínová (21 April 1924 – 31 July 2002) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in over 60 films and television shows between 1953 and 1999. Selected filmography * '' The Flood'' (1958) * '' Lidé z maringotek'' (1966) * ' ...

as Majka * Josef Vetrovec as Zoo Director *

Oldřich Velen Oldřich Velen, birth name Oldřich Volek (15 September 1921 in Brno-Tuřany – 4 May 2013) was a Czech actor. He is known from the successful television series '' Slovácko sa nesúdí'', after the books by Zdeněk Galuška where he played a ...

as Veterinary *

Josef Kobr Josef may refer to *Josef (given name) *Josef (surname) * ''Josef'' (film), a 2011 Croatian war film *Musik Josef Musik Josef is a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments. It was founded by Yukio Nakamura and is the only company in Japan spec ...

as Bank Director *

Jiří Holý Jiří Holý (27 November 1922 in Ružomberok – 11 November 2009 in Prague) was a Czech actor. He starred in the film ''Poslední propadne peklu'' under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982. Selected filmography * '' Horoucí srdce'' (1963) * ''Lu ...

as Husband of Sona *

Jan Skopeček Jan Skopeček (19 September 1925 – 27 July 2020) was a Czech actor and playwright. Born in Litoměřice, Skopeček began his acting career in 1949, appearing in numerous plays. He was married to actress Věra Tichánková Věra Tichánko ...

as Dentist

Hroch Awards

''Hroch'' is often called the worst Czech film ever made. Hroch awards that are annually given by the words Czech film of the year are named after the film.

References

External links

* 1974 films 1974 comedy films Czechoslovak comedy films 1970s Czech-language films Films directed by Karel Steklý Czech comedy films 1970s Czech films Czech-language comedy films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub