Případ pro začínajícího kata (1970): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1970, Případ pro začínajícího kata is a komödie, fantasy and drama film directed by Pavel Juráček, running about 102 minutes.

What it’s about. Lemuel Gulliver (Lubomír Kostelka) has had a car accident and continues his journey across the unknown countryside on foot. On the road he finds a dead rabbit dressed like a man and takes a watch from its waistcoat breast pocket. The half-ruined house that he enters reminds Lemuel of his childhood and brings up a painful memory of a dearly loved girl Markéta who was drowned years ago. Gulliver finds himself in Balnibarbi, a country where he doesn't understand the laws and habits and so continually offends against public decency. It is a day when people are ordered to keep their mouths shut and they force their visitor to follow suit. He faces harsh interrogation and finds it difficult to explain that he is not the rabbit Oscar whose watch has been found in his possession.

Who’s in it. Případ pro začínajícího kata stars Lubomír Kostelka as Lemuel Gulliver, Radovan Lukavský as Professor Beiel, Klára Jerneková as Markéta and Milena Zahrynowská as Dominika, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Případ pro začínajícího kata has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Criterion Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Případ pro začínajícího kata page.

If you liked it. Fans of Případ pro začínajícího kata tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.