02 Jun 2005
Cinderella Man
The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
Fotbal
In 1965, the experienced director Jaroslav Mach made a documentary film with staged scenes, which dealt with the current problems of popular Czech sport. Behind the scenes of football, the playmakers looked through slavoje's team, which is preparing for the decisive match. If Coach Ram doesn't force his boys to perform convincingly, they're in danger of relegation to league two. After a series of dramatic peripeteias, Slavoj takes the field so weakened that he is caught up in the dreaded failure. Fortunately, the club's fans will eventually take their anger out on the loss of "their" team to an innocent referee. The film also features criticism of officials... In addition to actors Martin Růžek and Bohumil Šmída, Machov's film appeared real footballers Dukla and period sports stars (e.g. František Plánička).
Top Billed Cast
Martin Růžek Bohumil Musil Vilém Marzin Jiří Laciga František Škoda Josef Topinka Miroslav Polach Jaroslav Kalaš Hana Hermannová Josef Koza Jaroslav Matucha Vít Holubec Vratislav Fikejs Miloslav Janovský 
Vladimír Krška Jaroslav Křečan Jan Kühnmund Vladimír Navrátil Jaroslav Obraz Josef Šulc
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