09 May 1996
Ridicule
To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.
Top Billed Cast
Petr Nárožný Smurov
Jindřich Janda Smurov (singing voice)
Míla Myslíková Arina
Jiří Hromada Ivan
Miroslav Kopp Ivan (singing voice)
Jiří Koutný Servant
Vlasta Žehrová Ljuba
Jiřina Marková Krystlíková Ljuba (singing voice)
Miloš Zavřel Žulijev
Věra Vlková Glikerie
Vratislav Kadlec Antonín Sinin
Josef Bek Akaki
Jaroslav Mikulín Boyar
Zdeněk Jelen Boyar
Karel Kalaš Boyar
Karel Hovorka Boyar
Marcel Vašinka Hanibal
Boris Rösner Peter the Great
Leoš Kaltofen Cervantes
Stella Zázvorková Nenila Sininová
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